Dyed agate slice
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), typically banded chalcedony
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Browse mineral with artificial coating specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Dyed agate slice
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), typically banded chalcedony
Dyed tumbled quartz (likely quartzite or quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Dyed tumbled stone, likely chalcedony or quartz
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably dyed magenta
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate / Chalcedony
Dyed Agate
Silicon dioxide, SiO2
Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, possibly druzy quartz or chalcedony
Quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Quartz with Iron Oxide
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3
Likely native metallic mineral specimen
Uncertain from photograph; possibly pyrite (FeS₂) or a sulfide-rich metallic ore
Dyed Alum or Dyed Quartz (Ornamental Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Potassium Alum [KAl(SO4)2·12H2O]
Sandstone with Manganese Oxide Patina
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Blue-green tumbled stone, possibly chrysocolla-bearing material
Uncertain from image; likely chrysocolla (hydrated copper silicate, variably written Cu₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O), possibly mixed with quartz or other copper minerals
Quartz (massive milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Small dark pebble, possibly basalt or iron-rich stone
Undetermined; image alone cannot confirm composition
Brown chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-bearing chert/jasper
Quartz (Druzy on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Blue Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized tooth, likely mammalian molar
Silicified or mineral-replaced mammalian tooth; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image
Iron-stained quartz with limonite/goethite coating
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxyhydroxides, chiefly goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and/or limonite
Iron-stained quartz vein rock
Quartz (SiO₂), with likely iron-oxide staining
Amethyst druzy geode slice
Quartz, SiO₂, purple variety (amethyst), with likely chalcedony/banded agate
Amethyst druzy quartz
Quartz, SiO₂; purple variety colored mainly by iron-related defects
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unidentified polished mineral fragment
Likely quartz-bearing stone; exact identification is impossible from the blurred photograph
Druzy Quartz Geode (Vug)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely chrysocolla-bearing material
Chrysocolla, hydrated copper phyllosilicate: approximately (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O; identification is provisional from the photograph
Limonite on Sandstone
Iron Oxyhydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) on Quartz Sandstone
Hag Stone (Quartz Pebble with Natural Hole)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Likely polished blue-green gemstone
Indeterminate from image; possibilities include sapphire (corundum, Al₂O₃), aquamarine (beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), or blue-green tourmaline
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
Dyed Agate
SiO2
Druzy agate/geode fragment
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂) with a druzy quartz center
Iron-stained quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining and possible minor host-rock inclusions
Polished labradorite cabochons
Labradorite, calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Quartz with Epidote
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium aluminum iron silicate (Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Iron-stained quartz with limonite/goethite
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxyhydroxides, commonly goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and limonite
Quartz-rich rock fragment
Likely iron-stained milky quartz, predominantly silicon dioxide (SiO₂); precise rock identification is uncertain from the image