Unknown Organic Object (likely a berry or fruit)
Not applicable; this is not a geological specimen. If it were a cranberry, its scientific name would be Vaccinium macrocarpon; if a cherry, it would be Prunus avium or Prunus cerasus.
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Browse mineral based alloy (anthropogenic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Unknown Organic Object (likely a berry or fruit)
Not applicable; this is not a geological specimen. If it were a cranberry, its scientific name would be Vaccinium macrocarpon; if a cherry, it would be Prunus avium or Prunus cerasus.
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Possible metallic meteorite or iron-nickel bead
Unconfirmed; possible Fe–Ni alloy (kamacite/taenite)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Geode (Unbroken)
Siliciclastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz)
Plume Agate or Moss Agate
Agate (SiO2)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Sandstone (with Laminations)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz-based)
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed predominantly of Quartz, SiO2, with Feldspar and Clay minerals)
Diamond
Natural Carbon (C)
Native Gold (in the form of jewelry)
Gold (Au)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jasper (likely a variety of Yellow or Mustard Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Sandstone
Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Gold (Elemental Metal)
Gold (Au)
Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated)
Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)
Iron-Nickel Meteorite Fragment (Unclassified)
Iron-Nickel Alloy (Taenite and Kamacite)
Iron-Nickel Meteorite
Siderite (Meteoric Iron-Nickel alloy)
Iron Meteorite
Siderite (Meteoric Iron-Nickel alloy)
Galena
Galena (lead sulfide, PbS), likely with associated sulfide minerals
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Rough Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F, OH)2]
Gold Ore (in Quartz/Gossan matrix)
Native Gold (Au) in Limonite/Quartz matrix
Painted River Rock (likely Quartzite or Granite)
Quartzite or Granitic Gneiss (painted)
Chert Arrowhead
Cryptocrystalline microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite Arrowhead (Archaeological Lithic)
Recrystallized Quartz (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Silica-based)
River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Siltstone)
Sedimentary Clast (SiO2 based)
Likely galena
Galena (lead sulfide, PbS)
Galena
Galena (lead sulfide, PbS)
Zebra Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Tumbled brown stone, possibly amber or polished agate
Indeterminate from image; possibilities include amber (fossilized plant resin, organic) or chalcedony/quartz (SiO₂)
Emerald in Host Rock
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) containing Chromium and/or Vanadium
Fossilized Shell in Limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock with Bivalvia or Brachiopoda remains
Iron Meteorite
Iron-nickel alloy (primarily kamacite and taenite)