Dyed Crackle Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
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Browse sedimentary (if natural jasper) or artificial (if slag) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Dyed Crackle Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
Goldstone (blue-goldstone–style glass) beads
Artificial aventurine glass, typically silica glass with copper inclusions; not a natural mineral
Dyed Pink Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Dyed or color-enhanced agate/microcrystalline quartz bead
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), likely agate
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Possible industrial slag or basaltic volcanic glass
Likely iron-rich vitreous slag; natural alternative: basaltic glass (tachylite)
Vesicular basalt (weathered lava rock)
Basalt, predominantly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and iron-magnesium minerals
Tumbled turquoise-colored agate or chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly dyed chalcedony; exact identification requires testing
Vesicular iron-rich slag or weathered metallic ore
Indeterminate; likely Fe-oxide-bearing slag (magnetite/hematite) rather than a specific natural mineral
Clear quartz crystal point
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely a polished or cut crystal
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete (Anthropic Rock)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Possible weathered basalt or slag fragment
Basalt, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene; identification is uncertain from the image
Blue Quartzite (Dyed)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2 with organic dye)
Orange glassy slag (industrial by-product)
Iron-rich silicate glass; composition varies, commonly Fe–Ca–Al silicate
Jasper and Chalcedony Nodule
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Dyed Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly jasper or ironstone
Likely limonite/goethite-bearing siliceous rock; exact identification requires hardness and streak tests
Dyed Agate Geode Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished picture jasper slab
Silicified/lithified microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), commonly with iron-oxide and clay-mineral bands
Green glassy slag (often sold as “sea glass” or “green obsidian”)
Industrial vitreous slag; primarily amorphous silicate glass, composition variable
Picture jasper
Silicified or cherty sedimentary rock, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide pigments
Dyed Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Possible weathered metal-rich rock or slag fragment
Uncertain; possibly iron-oxide-rich breccia or industrial slag
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Blue Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag (Post-industrial byproduct)
Tumbled blue chalcedony (likely blue quartz)
Chalcedony, cryptocrystalline SiO₂; possibly chrysoprase or dyed quartz
Dalmatian Stone (Dalmation Jasper)
Aplite with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Dyed Blue Agate (Dragon Vein Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial cobalt/organic dyes
Tumbled milky chalcedony (likely common opalite-like quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; possibly pale common opal, hydrated SiO₂·nH₂O
Polished blue lace agate slice
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂, commonly with blue-gray banding and a druzy quartz center
Tumbled smoky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), smoky variety
Red jasper (likely iron-oxide-rich jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by hematite/goethite (Fe₂O₃/FeO(OH))
Amethyst-rich vesicular volcanic rock (probable amethyst basalt/scoria)
Quartz (SiO₂) in vesicular basaltic volcanic rock; precise identification requires testing
Citrine quartz crystal
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); yellow variety commonly called citrine
Likely tumbled brown stone
Indeterminate; possibly jasper, chert, or iron-stained quartzite
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Dyed blue banded agate (tumbled)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony variety)
Dyed mineral cluster, likely calcite or aragonite
Calcite (CaCO₃) or aragonite (CaCO₃), artificially color-enhanced
Likely weathered basaltic rock or slag-like volcanic specimen
Fine-grained mafic rock, probably basalt; exact identification requires testing