Polished yellow jasper or serpentine bead
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); possible serpentine: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
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Browse mineraloid (human made geological specimen) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Polished yellow jasper or serpentine bead
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); possible serpentine: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Decorative gemstone bracelet or jewelry
Unidentifiable from the blurred image; likely colored glass or synthetic stones, possibly mixed gemstone beads
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Black Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2)
Limonite (with Pyrite)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Chert (and Jasper/Chalcedony mixture)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Painted Garden Rock
Coated Siltstone or Mudstone
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
Chert / Flint Handaxe
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled pegmatitic granite
Coarse-grained granite/pegmatite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite or amphibole
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Kidney Stone
Nephrolithiasis (Calcium Oxalate, Hydroxyapatite, or Uric Acid)
Flint or chert artifact
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely worked flint/chert
Dark basalt or industrial slag (tentative)
Basalt; predominantly plagioclase and pyroxene, possibly with olivine
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with iron/manganese dendrites
Polished black obsidian
Volcanic glass; primarily silica-rich rhyolitic composition (approximately 70–80% SiO₂)
Man-made Jewelry Charm (Enameled Metal)
Not a natural mineral; composed of base metal alloy (likely zinc or brass) and epoxy resin/enamel.
Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Fossil or modern bivalve shell
Calcium carbonate shell, likely aragonite (CaCO₃); exact species cannot be determined from the image
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2) with Cristobalite (SiO2) inclusions
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass / Opalized Glass
Polymictic conglomerate or breccia (possibly concrete-like aggregate)
Lithified polymictic gravel; clasts may include basalt, granite, quartzite, and other silicates
Polished black obsidian pyramid/block
Obsidian — natural volcanic glass, chiefly rhyolitic silica (approximately 70–75% SiO₂)
Tumbled rose quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), pink variety
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Coquina and Oyster Fossil Rock
Coquina limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3) containing fossilized Crassostrea / bivalve shells
Tumbled lavender quartz (likely lepidolite-bearing quartz or dyed quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; possible lepidolite mica inclusions
Chert / Flint (Flaked Stone Tool / Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (spherulitic Obsidian) - SiO2 (with Cristobalite inclusions)
Snowflake Obsidian (Flower Jasper variant)
Vitreous volcanic silicate with cristobalite inclusions
Obsidian (black volcanic glass)
Obsidian; predominantly silica-rich volcanic glass, commonly rhyolitic (approximately 70–75% SiO₂)
Snowflake obsidian
Volcanic glass (mostly rhyolitic) with cristobalite or feldspar spherulites
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled labradorite
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar; approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Flint/Chert Nodule in Limestone
Sedimentary rock containing microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) within a calcium carbonate (CaCO3) matrix
Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Artifact)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished hematite (speculative)
Hematite, α-Fe₂O₃; possibly hematite-rich ironstone
Polished labradorite cabochon
Labradorite, a calcic plagioclase feldspar; approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)