Basalt
Basalt
Category
Browse mineraloid (man made) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Basalt
Basalt
Tumbled green aventurine (probable)
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green mica/fuchsite or chlorite inclusions
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
C (Pure Carbon)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphosed Sandstone)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (containing plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)
Unidentified gray stone/concrete-like fragment
Indeterminate; likely a fine-grained carbonate or cementitious geological fragment
Asphalt aggregate (crushed stone in bitumen)
Artificial composite; predominantly crushed granite, basalt, limestone, and/or recycled aggregate bound by bitumen
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Likely tumbled epidote-bearing rock or green jasper
Epidote-group silicate, possibly in a jasper or serpentinite matrix
Chert (Siltstone / Flint)
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Tumbled chalcedony or quartz pebble
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (likely chalcedony); exact identification is uncertain from the image
Turquoise-style beaded bracelet
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; possibly dyed or composite beads
Botryoidal chalcedony with iron-oxide staining
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-bearing chalcedony
Limestone
Sedimentary Rock (Primarily CaCO3)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (spherulitic Obsidian) - SiO2 (with Cristobalite inclusions)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (SiO2 with matrix/cement)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphic quartz sandstone)
Aragonite
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Weathered chert or chalcedony nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly silicified limestone or agate-like chalcedony
Fossilized Coral (Coquina/Limestone)
Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)
Metallic sulfide-bearing metamorphic rock
Likely graphitic schist or sulfide-rich schist, with possible pyrite/arsenopyrite and mica
Weathered sandstone boulder
Sandstone, chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide cement
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (variable SiO2 composition)
Polished green jasper cabochon (likely serpentine or nephrite imitation)
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); green coloration may reflect chlorite, epidote, or iron minerals
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Obsidian (volcanic glass), likely black obsidian
Rhyolitic volcanic glass; predominantly amorphous SiO₂
Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian — natural volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂
Weathered sedimentary rock, possibly sandstone
Indeterminate clastic sediment; probable quartz-rich sandstone
Pearl
Aragonite (CaCO3 with conchiolin)
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Synthetic copper-bearing soda-lime glass; commonly sold as red goldstone
Smoky Quartz Cluster
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Diamond (faceted)
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Quartzite
Metamorphic quartz rock (SiO2)