Dyed Agate
Agate (Silicon dioxide)
Category
Browse mineral with artificial coating specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Dyed Agate
Agate (Silicon dioxide)
Pet Rock (Quartzite/Sandstone River Rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixture
Tangerine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Dyed Agate
SiO2
Milky Quartz with Algae/Chlorite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Agate Geode Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete (Anthropic Rock)
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Asphalt (Bituminous Rock)
Natural bitumen or Bituminous limestone/sandstone
Quartz Druzy (Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Man-made Metal Pin (Non-geological)
Antimony-Lead Alloy or Zinc/Brass Base with Electroplating
Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone
Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3
Asphalt Conglomerate
Artificial Bituminous Conglomerate
Quartz Druze (Crystalline Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Goldstone
Goldstone (artificial glass)
Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with organic dyes
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Druzzy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Howlite (Turquenite)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Dyed Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Green Quartz (likely Aventurine or Prasiolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Red Tiger's Eye
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron inclusions)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Prasiolite (Green Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Dyed Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Quartz (Druzy on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Drill Core Sample
Cylindrical Rock Core (Specific mineralogy varies by extraction site)
Desert Varnish on Sandstone
Ferromanganese coating on Quartz Arenite
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Red Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Quartz Druzy on Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)