Diamond (Cut and Polished)
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Category
Browse mineral (man made glass, not natural) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Diamond (Cut and Polished)
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Titanium Coated Aura Quartz (Apple Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition Coating
Small dark rock fragment
Uncertain; possibly weathered basalt or slag
Red Swirl Beads (Likely Resin or Glass, simulating Red Jasper or Agate)
N/A (for the beads as pictured); Red Jasper: SiO2 (Chert variety); Red Agate: SiO2 (Chalcedony variety)
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Terrazzo (with Marble and Granite fragments)
Cementitious or resinous composite containing Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) and Silicates
Black onyx or black agate bead bracelet
Microcrystalline quartz, chiefly chalcedony (SiO₂); commonly sold as black onyx, sometimes dyed black agate
Faceted colorless gemstone, likely cubic zirconia or quartz
Uncertain from photograph; cubic zirconia (ZrO₂) is the leading visual possibility, with quartz (SiO₂) as an alternative
Dyed turquoise-colored lava stone beads
Vesicular basalt (scoria), commonly sold as dyed lava rock
Native silver fragment (probable)
Silver, Ag; possibly silver-bearing sulfide or plated metal
Possible basalt or industrial iron-rich slag
Basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene rock); identification uncertain from image
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Granite
Granite (a phaneritic intrusive igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Blue-beaded gemstone jewelry, likely lapis lazuli or dyed blue agate
Uncertain from the image; possible lazurite-bearing lapis lazuli (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S) or blue chalcedony (SiO₂)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Fossilized echinoid (sea urchin), likely a sand dollar fragment or small regular urchin
Echinodermata; commonly Clypeasteroida or Echinoida, preserved mainly as calcite (CaCO₃)
Chert (Field-collected Arrowhead-shaped Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Dyed Blue Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
C (Carbon)
Polished black stone egg, probably black obsidian
Obsidian, a natural volcanic glass; composition primarily silica-rich glass (approximately SiO₂), with variable iron and other trace elements
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Siliceous industrial waste)
Faceted brown gemstone pendant, likely smoky quartz or champagne topaz
Probably quartz (SiO₂), smoky variety; alternatively topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂)
Green cabochon gemstone, likely aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Indeterminate from image; possible quartz variety (SiO₂), including aventurine quartz or chalcedony
Gemstone jewelry ensemble
Likely mixed gemstone and glass-bead jewelry; exact stones cannot be determined from the image
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (glass)
Turquoise cabochon ring
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue-green gemstone ring, likely treated turquoise or synthetic/treated beryl
Indeterminate from image; possibilities include turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), apatite, or treated beryl
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Banded Calcite or Travertine
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcite/Aragonite base, CaCO3)
Crushed Stone / Gravel
Aggregatus saxum (variable mineral composition)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Turquoise bead bracelet
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Crackled Quartz (Blue Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with anthropogenic dye
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (Coquina)
Chalk
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)