Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Category
Browse mineraloid (man made) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Hematite or Magnetite (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz)
Diamond (Cut Gemstone)
Carbon (C)
Sandstone
Arenite (mostly SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (with iron oxide cement)
Gypsum (Satin Spar / Alabaster variety)
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Red gemstone ring, likely garnet or synthetic ruby
Possibly almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃) or corundum/ruby (Al₂O₃); image alone cannot distinguish
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely weathered pumice or scoria
Pumice/scoria; predominantly volcanic glass and feldspar, with possible iron oxides
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Limestone Pebble
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Chalk
Carbonate rock (mainly CaCO3)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Rock (SiO2)
Diamond (in Jewelry)
Carbon (C)
Sandstone Concretion
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion (Primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide cement)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 composition dominant)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (silica-rich rhyolitic melt; primarily SiO₂)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Chalk
Micrite (primarily Calcium Carbonate or CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Pearl
Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate - CaCO3)
Chert (variations include Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2, often with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)
Vesicular Rhyolite
Rhyolite (High-silica volcanic rock)
Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon C)
Limonite and Goethite (Ironstone)
Hydrous Iron Oxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Arenite)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Rock (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (spherulitic Obsidian) - SiO2 (with Cristobalite inclusions)
Sandstone
Arenite
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)