Granodiorite
Granodiorite
Category
Browse mineral (man made glass, not natural) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Granodiorite
Granodiorite
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 + Fe4+ impurities)
Grey Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Tumbled greenstone / serpentinite (probable)
Serpentinite, chiefly Mg-rich serpentine minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), possibly mixed with chlorite, magnetite, or carbonate
Natural freshwater pearls
Pearl (nacreous calcium carbonate; chiefly aragonite, CaCO₃)
Dark gray rounded stone, possibly basalt or slag
Uncertain; likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or iron-rich industrial slag
Mother of Pearl (Nacre) / Shell Fragment
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin)
Fossilized coral with attached shell
Likely fossil coral (Scleractinia or Tabulata), with a bivalve or gastropod shell; exact identification requires microscopy
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Green agate/chalcedony bead necklace
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely green chalcedony or dyed green agate
Stone bead bracelet
Unidentified polished natural-stone beads; possibly wood-grain jasper, agate, or serpentine
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular basalt (likely scoria)
Basaltic scoria; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine in a mafic volcanic glass/microcrystalline matrix
Tektite
Natural impact glass
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Diamond (C - Carbon)
Polished banded agate pendant
Agate, a microcrystalline variety of chalcedony (SiO₂)
Native Silver
Silver (elemental Ag)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass, amorphous silica rich rock)
Blue-green slag glass or chalcedony-like material
Likely industrial glassy slag; exact identification requires testing
Tumbled chalcedony (likely moss or dendritic agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Asphalt
Asphalt concrete (engineered material, not a naturally occurring rock/mineral in this form)
Polished red jasper beads
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Dark rounded pebble, likely basalt or slag
Probable fine-grained mafic rock; possibly basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or industrial iron/steel slag
Prasiolite (Green Quartz) / Sea Glass Amalgam
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Yellow / Citrine Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2-rich detrital sedimentary rock)
Green-and-white terrazzo (likely serpentine/marble aggregate)
Composite decorative stone; probable serpentinite (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) with white calcite marble fragments in cementitious matrix
Pumice or vesicular volcanic tuff
Pumice: highly vesicular volcanic glass, chiefly rhyolitic to dacitic; possible tuff: lithified ash and pumice fragments
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Coquina (composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock
Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)
Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)
Green glass-like cabochon, likely synthetic glass or resin
Unidentified green transparent material; possibly molded glass, synthetic spinel, or resin
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Blue slag glass / industrial glass fragment
Artificial silicate glass, composition variable; likely copper- or cobalt-colored furnace slag
Tumbled blue chalcedony (possibly blue agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Hag Stone (Flint with natural hole)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Nodular Chert / Flint
Slag (Anthropogenic Glass/Iron byproduct)
Ferro-silicate Slag