Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (SiO2 dominated with iron oxide)
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Browse mineral with artificial coating specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (SiO2 dominated with iron oxide)
Quartz Druzy Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Porphyritic Igneous Rock with Iron Oxide Weathering
Weathered Porphyry (containing Quartz, Feldspar, Amphibole/Biotite, and Hematite/Limonite)
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial purple dye
Dyed Pink Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye additives
Likely weathered ironstone or iron-stained sandstone fragment
Ferruginous sandstone/ironstone, chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides such as hematite and goethite
Weathered limestone pebble
Limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃)
Quartz (Smoky/Druzy variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Sandstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Quartz crystals
Polished native copper
Native copper (Cu), likely with cuprite/tenorite oxidation products
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla-rich copper ore
Chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate), likely with malachite and limonite/goethite
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Weathered iron-rich stone, possibly limonite-bearing rock
Limonite/goethite mixture (hydrated iron oxides), identification uncertain from image
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Dyed tumbled stone, likely chalcedony or quartz
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably dyed magenta
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate / Chalcedony
Likely weathered quartz-bearing rock
Probably quartz-rich pegmatite or altered feldspathic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled blue stone, likely blue aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Aventurine quartz (SiO₂) or chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂); exact identification requires testing
Tumbled blue chalcedony (likely blue quartz)
Chalcedony, cryptocrystalline SiO₂; possibly chrysoprase or dyed quartz
Tumbled smoky quartz (probable)
Quartz, SiO₂; smoky variety colored by irradiation-related defects
Pickled Dragon Eggs (Fictional Interpretation: Purple Agate or Amethyst Geodes)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Botryoidal hematite–goethite specimen
Hematite (Fe₂O₃) with goethite (FeO(OH)), possibly minor manganese oxides
Rounded gray river pebble, likely basalt or andesite
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; exact identification requires testing
Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 with Limonite/Hematite impurities)
Tumbled banded gneiss or amphibolite
Banded metamorphic rock, likely quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss with amphibole
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (glass)
Polished granite pebble
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Dyed Howlite (Dyed Red)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Crackle Agate / Dyed Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO₂ with Hematite Fe₂O₃ staining)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy/Macro-crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide / Bog Iron)
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Metallic sulfide mineral fragment, likely bornite or chalcopyrite
Bornite (Cu₅FeS₄) or chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂)
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4