Aura Quartz Bead
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with metal coating
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Browse mineral with artificial coating specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Aura Quartz Bead
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with metal coating
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aqua Aura Quartz
Titanium/Gold-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
Bismuth
Native Bismuth (Bi)
Painted River Rock
Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock
Titanium-Coated Hematite (Aura Hematite)
Titanium-bonded Hematite (Fe2O3 with a Ti coating)
Dyed and Metallic Coated Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with titanium/gold vapor deposition coating
Man-made Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating/dye
Painted River Pebble (likely Basalt or Greywacke)
Aphanitic Lithic Clast with Anthropogenic Pigment coating
Blue Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
Painted Garden Rock (likely Granite or Limestone base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) based substrate with Acrylic/Enamel pigments
Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
Aura Druzy Agate (Star Shape)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal Vapor Coating
Dyed Agate / Painted Stone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Painted Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock) with acrylic/artistic coating
Wood Paneling
Engineered Wood / Plywood Paneling
Metallic Ornament / Jewelry
N/A - This is an artificial object, not a geological specimen.
Mystic Topaz (Treated Quartz or Topaz)
Silicate Mineral (SiO2 or Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with Titanium coating
Tangerine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite coatings
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
Limonite/Goethite on Shale
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often associated with argillaceous rock
Druzy Chalcedony/Quartz on Fluorite core
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz Druze
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite with Quartz coating
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Druzy on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Crackle Quartz/Agate (resembling Watermelon Tourmaline)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Dyed Agate
SiO2
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Dyed Howlite (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Agate (Dyed) or composite stone
SiO2
Basalt with Caliche Crust
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) coating
Dyed Agate
SiO2
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Rainbow Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with metallic coating
Turquoise (Dyed Howlite/Magnesite imitation)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Target mineral) / Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (Actual specimen: Howlite)
Dyed Blue Agate Geode Slice
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Druzy Quartz (on Chalcedony/Agate base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Ironstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Limonitic Ironstone
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Dyed Quartz Crystals
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Chakra Stone (Composite / Man-made Bonded Gemstones)
Composite of Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Aventurine, Tiger's Eye, and Jasper (SiO2, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, etc.)
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)