Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with metal vapor
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Browse sedimentary (if natural jasper) or artificial (if slag) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with metal vapor
Iron-stained chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely limonite/goethite stained
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Dyed Agate
SiO2
Prasiolite (Green Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Dyed Howlite (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Dyed Cracked Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety, SiO2)
Red Painted Rock
Artificial Coated Lithic Fragment
Asphalt (Bituminous Rock)
Natural bitumen or Bituminous limestone/sandstone
Blue Onyx (Dyed Agate)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Dyed Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with artificial colorant
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Polished ocean jasper / orbicular jasper (likely)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), commonly with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Tumbled brown jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely limonite/goethite-stained
Blue Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Brown chalcedony (likely carnelian/iron-stained quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; brown coloration from iron oxides/hydroxides
Cobalt Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (anthropogenic) with Cobalt additives
Dyed Quartz Geode
Dyed crystalline quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tumbled goldstone-like quartz pebble
Likely iron-stained quartz or jasper; exact identification requires testing
Blue Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)
Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia
Dyed Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - stained microcrystalline quartz
Green Onyx
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Likely black beach pebble
Undetermined; possibly basalt, chert, or dark slate
Slag
Industrial Silicate Slag
Polished red jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Iron-rich vesicular rock, possibly slag or basalt
Uncertain; likely basaltic rock (plagioclase–pyroxene–iron oxide) or industrial iron slag
Painted Rock / Geode Specimen
Silicon Dioxide with artificial pigment coating
Rainbow Hematite / Magnetic Hematite
Iron oxide (Fe2O3) - often synthetic/coated for beads
Dyed Agate Tower
Silicon dioxide (Quartz variety, SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial colorants
Tumbled black stone, likely obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; predominantly SiO₂)
Dyed Agate
Agate (Silicon dioxide)
Dyed Blue Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony with artificial dye, SiO2)
Dyed Quartz / Rose Quartz Imitation
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Hag Stone (Odin Stone / Adder Stone)
Perforated Pebble (commonly Chert, Mudstone, or Limestone)
Blue Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Banded Agate (Dyed / Polished)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Agate (likely Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Mixed Tumbled Gemstones and Minerals
Various silicate and oxide minerals