Yellow Quartz (Citrine type/Tumbled Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary (if natural jasper) or artificial (if slag) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Yellow Quartz (Citrine type/Tumbled Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Purple Agate Sliced
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Carnelian Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Chalcedony variant)
Blue Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Purple glassy pebble, possibly slag glass
Unidentified; likely man-made glass rather than a natural mineral
Aura Agate
Silicon Dioxide with metal coating (SiO2)
Likely weathered metallic mineral or slag fragment
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite-coated iron mineral, or industrial iron slag
Pink Banded Agate (Dyed)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline silica), chemical formula SiO2
Aura Quartz (Pink/Magenta Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with vapor-deposited precious metals
Pink Dyed Agate (Pink Agate Slice)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst-based)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Yellow Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed pink agate slice
Agate (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with artificial dye
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dyes
Agate
Banded Chalcedony (SiO2)
Likely weathered metallic mineral or slag fragment
Indeterminate; possibly iron-rich sulfide/oxide material or industrial slag
Blue Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Vesicular basalt (possibly scoriaceous basalt)
Vesicular basalt; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-rich oxides
Banded Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Dyed Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz / Yellow Quartz Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with natural radiation treatment
Smoky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC), though mostly synthetic
Lemon Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue glass-like tumbled specimen
Most likely cobalt-blue slag glass or manufactured glass; not confidently identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
Polished black stone, likely obsidian
Volcanic glass; chiefly amorphous SiO₂
Small dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly magnetite-bearing basalt or iron-rich slag
Dyed Blue Quartzite
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with artificial colorants
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
Dragon Vein Agate (Dyed)
SiO2
Citrine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Possible obsidian or slag glass
Volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂; alternatively industrial iron-rich glassy slag
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
Dyed Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Likely obsidian fragment
Volcanic glass, predominantly rhyolitic composition (SiO₂-rich)
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Small translucent tumbled crystal or gemstone
Indeterminate; likely quartz (SiO₂), possibly citrine or glass-like chalcedony
Orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; commonly classified as orbicular jasper
Rounded dark river pebble
Likely basalt or a basaltic volcanic rock; exact identification requires a fresh surface and tests
Tumbled chalcedony or quartz pebble
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (likely chalcedony); exact identification is uncertain from the image
Botryoidal hematite (specular hematite)
Hematite, Fe₂O₃