Conglomeratic gravel / polymictic breccia
Polymictic rudite, likely anthropogenic or beach/stream gravel; composition varies
Category
Browse mineral with artificial coating specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Conglomeratic gravel / polymictic breccia
Polymictic rudite, likely anthropogenic or beach/stream gravel; composition varies
Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Quartz (Druzy / Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Blue Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Tangerine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Dyed Purple Agate Sliced
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Dyed Pink Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety Agate
Blue Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
Dyed Pink Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Dyed turquoise-colored howlite or magnesite (likely imitation turquoise)
Howlite: Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅; magnesite: MgCO₃
Iron-stained quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), with limonite/goethite coatings
Small rounded brown stone, likely weathered iron-rich rock
Indeterminate; possibly ferruginous sandstone, ironstone, or weathered basalt
Yellow Quartz (Citrine type/Tumbled Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue goldstone beads
Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli
Tumbled Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Polished chrysocolla-matrix stone (probable)
Chrysocolla, hydrated copper aluminosilicate; likely mixed with quartz, turquoise, or copper minerals
Small translucent tumbled crystal or gemstone
Indeterminate; likely quartz (SiO₂), possibly citrine or glass-like chalcedony
Polished dark pebble, possibly basalt or chert
Uncertain; likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or microcrystalline silica (chert)
Limonite / Ironstone Concretion
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)%C2%B7nH2O)
Amethyst (Cabochon)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Dyed blue tumbled stone, likely howlite or magnesite
Howlite (Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅) or magnesite (MgCO₃), artificially dyed blue
Turquoise (Blue Howlite / Magnesite imitation)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (for natural Turquoise); Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (for Howlite)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed blue howlite or magnesite (tumbled stone)
Howlite: Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅; commonly sold dyed blue to imitate turquoise
Dalmatian Stone (commonly Dyed)
Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline igneous rock)
Desert Varnish on Sandstone
Ferromanganese coating on Quartz Arenite
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished chrysocolla cabochon
Chrysocolla, hydrated copper aluminum silicate; commonly mixed with malachite, quartz, or turquoise
Peacock ore (iridescent bornite/chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu₅FeS₄), commonly sold as heat-treated chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂)
Prasiolite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Quartz (var. Citrine or Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unidentified dark rock fragment
Likely fine-grained mafic mineral aggregate; exact identification requires testing
Pink Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate
Red Tigers Eye (Bull's Eye)
SiO2
Dyed Blue Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Orange Calcite point
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartz Druzy (Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)