Kyanite
Aluminium Silicate, Al2SiO5
Category
Browse mineral (man made glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Kyanite
Aluminium Silicate, Al2SiO5
Small rounded pebble (rock type indeterminate)
Unidentified fine-grained lithic pebble
Amethyst (or Light Amethyst / Rose Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored chiefly by iron oxides
Carved labradorite fish
Labradorite, calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Diamond (as set in a gold ring)
Carbon (C)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Red agate bead (likely dyed or treated)
Agate, a microcrystalline variety of quartz; SiO₂
Green Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with metallic vapors (typically Gold, Chromium, or Titanium)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Fossiliferous Sandstone (SiO2 composition)
Green obsidian (likely moldavite)
Natural volcanic glass; if extraterrestrial-impact glass, moldavite (tektite)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Possible ironstone concretion or weathered mineral nodule
Iron-oxide-rich concretion, likely goethite/limonite; identification uncertain from the photo
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (commonly Dumortierite)
Milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), tentative identification; the photo is insufficient to confirm the material
Red cabochon gemstone ring (likely ruby or red spinel; identity unconfirmed)
Possibly corundum (ruby, Al₂O₃) or spinel (MgAl₂O₄); visual identification alone cannot distinguish these from glass or synthetic stones.
Tumbled purple quartz, likely amethyst or lavender quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), probably iron-colored amethyst; exact variety uncertain from the image
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Polished black stone sphere, likely obsidian
Obsidian — naturally occurring volcanic glass, chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic glass
Diamond (in a cluster setting)
Crystallized Carbon (C)
Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides
Chert or Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Black tourmaline bead bracelet, possibly mixed with smoky quartz or brown tourmaline
Schorl tourmaline, NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄; exact beads cannot be confirmed visually
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst Cluster
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Likely muscovite mica
Muscovite, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Flint
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Botryoidal chalcedony with quartz vug
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony), with a drusy quartz-lined cavity
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely agate or jasper fragment)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Natural or Cultured Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3
Polished carnelian agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony variety; orange-red color commonly from iron oxides
Polished jasper pebble
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with possible iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Weathered concrete or cementitious slab (not natural rock)
Artificial calcium-silicate cement composite; likely Portland cement concrete
Red cabochon gemstone ring
The stone may be carnelian (orange-red chalcedony, SiO₂); the image is insufficient to identify it reliably.
Diamond
Diamond (pure native carbon, C)
Chert (Flint / Quartz Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond Druzy (Crystalline Diamond)
Carbon (C)