Polished banded jasper (likely Picasso or scenic jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides and other mineral impurities
Category
Browse sedimentary (if natural jasper) or artificial (if slag) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Polished banded jasper (likely Picasso or scenic jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides and other mineral impurities
Small brown pebble or mineral fragment
Indeterminate from image; possibly iron-stained quartz, ironstone, or a dark mineral grain
Tektite (specifically Indochinite)
Tektite (Natural silica glass)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled red/orange jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony; SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper with Hematite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)
Black glassy fragment, likely obsidian or industrial glass
Volcanic glass (obsidian), chiefly amorphous SiO₂; identification uncertain from image
Weathered chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely opaque chert/jasper
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Conglomeratic gravel / polymictic breccia
Polymictic rudite, likely anthropogenic or beach/stream gravel; composition varies
Chert (and Jasper) Nodules in Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Tumbled brown banded jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Citrine
Quartz (SiO2) - specifically, a variety of macrocrystalline quartz
Jasper and Yellow Chert (Tumbled)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Uncertain polymict breccia or altered volcanic rock
Likely hydrothermally altered volcanic breccia; exact mineral identification requires testing
Likely tumbled dark volcanic rock
Probably basalt or basaltic andesite; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Jasper pebble (possibly Red Jasper or Lake Superior Agate/Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Jasper and Agate Beads (Mahogany Obsidian, Dyed Agate, Turquoise/African Turquoise)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixture with inclusions / Hydrated Copper Aluminum Phosphate
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Jasper
Silicon dioxide / Chalcedony (SiO2)
Possible tektite or iron-rich slag-like natural specimen
Uncertain; possibly natural glass (tektite) or magnetite-rich rock
Likely smoky quartz pendant
Smoky quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), quartz variety colored by irradiation-related defects
Polished red jasper and carnelian-like stones
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides; translucent piece may be carnelian, a chalcedony variety
Dyed Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Likely obsidian (black volcanic glass)
Obsidian; predominantly rhyolitic volcanic glass, mainly SiO₂
Dyed agate (likely dyed chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony/agate)
Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
Tumbled jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained jasper/chalcedony
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green aventurine (likely dyed quartzite)
Quartzite, predominantly quartz (SiO₂), colored by fuchsite mica or artificial dye
Red Jasper (in Quartz/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Blue Dyed Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished brown jasper (likely ocean or brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Small tumbled dark stone, possibly basalt or slag
Likely fine-grained basalt; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Red Jasper (with Quartz and Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Red Jasper Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Copper-bearing quartz/rock fragment with attached mica
Chalcopyrite-bearing quartz or altered igneous rock; attached flake likely muscovite or biotite mica
Tumbled amber-colored chalcedony or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper