Amethyst crystal fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron and irradiation
Category
Browse mineral (man made glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Amethyst crystal fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron and irradiation
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu small inclusions)
Larimar
Pectolite
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Goldstone (blue-goldstone–style glass) beads
Artificial aventurine glass, typically silica glass with copper inclusions; not a natural mineral
Chalcedony (Agate / Jasper Specimen)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)
Precious Coral (Red Coral)
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Tektite
Natural impact glass
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (SiO2 with matrix/cement)
Polished/tumbled brown-and-white mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich jasper, brecciated jasper, or an iron-stained quartz mineral
Rounded quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Polished smoky quartz crystal point
Quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-colored or smoky quartz with milky inclusions
Yellow faceted gemstone, likely citrine or synthetic glass
Citrine (quartz, SiO₂) is the leading natural possibility; visual identification is uncertain from the photograph
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)
Corundum (Sapphire variant)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Blue Slag Glass
Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)
Blue opalite (often sold as synthetic opal)
Opalite glass; amorphous hydrated silica if natural opal (SiO₂·nH₂O)
Rough Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby mixture)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Dark quartz point (possibly smoky quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; the dark color may indicate smoky quartz, but the image is insufficient to confirm
Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone (dominated by SiO2 quartz grains)
Polished black stone pendant
Likely black obsidian or black tourmaline; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass with Cristobalite inclusions (70–75% SiO2)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Aura Quartz / Rainbow Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of orthoclase, quartz, and plagioclase)
Jasper Marble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Impurities
Beaded gemstone jewelry (likely amethyst, lapis lazuli, and pearl or glass imitation)
Mixed mineral beads; possible quartz (SiO₂) and lazurite-bearing lapis lazuli
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass
Yellow chalcedony (likely lemon agate or yellow jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly iron-bearing jasper or chrysoprase-like chalcedony
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Iron impurities)