Polished stone sphere, possibly agate or jasper
Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image
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Browse mineraloid (man made) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Polished stone sphere, possibly agate or jasper
Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image
White drusy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with a drusy coating of tiny crystals
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2)
Obsidian (likely snowflake-free black variety)
Volcanic glass; primarily SiO₂-rich rhyolitic composition
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
Limonite (Iron-rich Siltstone / Sandstone base)
Hydrous ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Iron Stone/Goethite)
Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily Goethite: α-FeO(OH))
Likely milky quartz fragment
Quartz (SiO₂)
Small rounded pebble (rock type indeterminate)
Unidentified fine-grained lithic pebble
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Amber
Succinite (with a generalized formula of C10H16O)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), tentative identification; the photo is insufficient to confirm the material
Limonitic Iron Ore / Goethite
Hydrated Iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Goldstone (likely blue-free synthetic goldstone pendant)
Synthetic aventurine glass; silica glass with dispersed metallic copper crystals
Red cabochon gemstone ring (likely glass or synthetic stone)
Undetermined; the image does not establish a natural mineral identity
Brown chert (flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), varieties called chert or flint
Obsidian (black volcanic glass)
Obsidian; predominantly rhyolitic volcanic glass, mainly SiO₂ with minor feldspar, quartz, and iron oxides
Polished greenstone/serpentine pebble (probable)
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (lizardite/chrysotile); possible accessory olivine or chlorite
Bivalve shell fossil or modern shell
Calcareous bivalve shell, composed mainly of calcium carbonate (typically aragonite and/or calcite); species cannot be determined from this view
Chert (possibly a worked stone flake)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Limonite (Ironstone) Concretion
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Extrusive Volcanic Glass)
Blue glassy cabochon, likely blue quartz or synthetic glass
Possibly dyed blue chalcedony/quartz (SiO₂); visual identification is inconclusive
Basalt
Basalt
Blue tumbled glass or dyed stone (uncertain)
Unidentified; appearance is consistent with blue glass, but a blue mineral such as dyed quartz cannot be ruled out from the photo
Beaded mineral/crystal jewelry (likely turquoise and coral accents)
Variable; blue beads may be turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), with possible dyed howlite, glass, or composite materials
Paving-concrete aggregate with a rounded stone
Polymictic gravel aggregate; the central clast appears to be weathered sandstone or volcanic rock
Quartz geode with druzy crystals
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide staining and darker host rock
Yellow chalcedony (likely agate) cabochons
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety, possibly naturally colored or dyed
Granite
Granite (plutonic igneous rock)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (an FeO(OH)·nH2O mineraloid, not a true mineral due to variable composition)
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides
Flint or chert, possibly a knapped stone tool
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible carbonaceous impurities
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian Arrowhead
Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Carved yellow stone butterfly
Undetermined; possibly carved soapstone (talc-rich rock) or another soft ornamental stone
Fossilized echinoid (sea urchin), likely a flint/chalk-associated test
Echinoid fossil; likely a regular echinoid such as Echinocidaris or related taxon, composed mainly of recrystallized calcite (CaCO₃)