Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Category
Browse sedimentary (if natural jasper) or artificial (if slag) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Iron-rich chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides/hydroxides
Tumbled chalcedony or quartz pebble
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (likely chalcedony); exact identification is uncertain from the image
Blue resin-coated or dyed stone cabochon
Likely dyed chalcedony/agate (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); exact material is uncertain from the image
Dyed pink agate slice
Agate (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with artificial dye
Chert (likely flint-bearing chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony/quartz aggregate)
Polished black stone, likely obsidian
Volcanic glass; chiefly amorphous SiO₂
Likely weathered metallic mineral or slag fragment
Indeterminate; possibly iron-rich sulfide/oxide material or industrial slag
Blue glass-like tumbled specimen
Most likely cobalt-blue slag glass or manufactured glass; not confidently identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
Dyed Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rainbow Quartz (Dyed/Coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial color enhancement
Citrine (Heat-Treated Amethyst)
Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled smoky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), brown smoky variety
Possible obsidian or slag glass
Volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂; alternatively industrial iron-rich glassy slag
Small dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly magnetite-bearing basalt or iron-rich slag
Dyed Howlite (simulating Lavender/Purple Jade or Charoite)
Howlite: Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (when natural)
Dzi Bead (Agate Bead)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) - Chalcedony/Agate
Unidentified polished dark stone with a possible quartz fragment
Indeterminate; appearance may reflect polished basalt, obsidian, or iron-rich rock, with a pale quartz/feldspar inclusion
Blue glassy gemstone cabochon, likely dyed chalcedony or glass
Uncertain; possible dyed chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rounded dark river pebble
Likely basalt or a basaltic volcanic rock; exact identification requires a fresh surface and tests
Blue Quartzite (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Dyed Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety, artificially dyed)
Tumbled jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely jasper/chert
Botryoidal hematite (specular hematite)
Hematite, Fe₂O₃
Dyed Blue Quartzite
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with artificial colorants
Possible tumbled jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Likely obsidian fragment
Volcanic glass, predominantly rhyolitic composition (SiO₂-rich)
Iridescent bismuth crystal
Bismuth (Bi), commonly laboratory-grown and oxidized
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
Green sea glass (likely slag glass or bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a naturally occurring mineral
Tumbled blue jasper or blue-dyed jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; blue coloration may be natural or dye-enhanced
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
Tumbled brown agate or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz, chiefly chalcedony (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained jasper
Iron-rich vesicular rock, possibly slag or weathered basalt
Identification uncertain; likely ferruginous basalt/ironstone, with possible anthropogenic iron slag
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz
Red chalcedony (likely dyed or heat-treated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly red agate/carnelian
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Likely quartz-rich rock fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly a fragment of quartzite or silica-rich slag
Likely iron-rich rock or weathered metallic mineral fragment
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite or iron-bearing slag
Man-made Metal Pin (Non-geological)
Antimony-Lead Alloy or Zinc/Brass Base with Electroplating
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or coated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)