Cardstock (Paper)
Cellulose (C6H10O5)n
Category
Browse sedimentary (man made composite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Cardstock (Paper)
Cellulose (C6H10O5)n
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Asphaltum / Bitumen-Aggregate Matrix
Copper Composite Turquoise (Purple and Blue)
Composite Hydrous copper aluminum phosphate with bronze/copper matrix binding
Pink Zebra Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Oak-grain Laminate (Industrial/Decorative Furniture Finish)
Melamine Resin-impregnated Decorative Paper on Particleboard (Cellulose/Thermosetting Plastic)
Tiger Iron
Tiger Iron (composite of Tiger's Eye, Red Jasper, and Hematite)
Polished turquoise sphere with purple matrix/inclusion
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate; approximate formula CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Goldstone (Red/Brown)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Red glassy cabochon, likely synthetic ruby or red glass
Uncertain; possible synthetic corundum (Al₂O₃, chromium-colored) or man-made glass
Tumbled opalite (likely synthetic glass)
Opalite; typically man-made opalescent soda-lime glass, not a recognized mineral species
Ruby in Fuchsite (Composite/Stabilized)
Corundum (Al2O3) in Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Tiger Iron
Composite rock (Quartz, Tiger's Eye, Hematite, and Jasper)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Blue Chalcedony Cube
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary concretion
Fossilized turtle shell or carapace
Testudines indeterminate; shell mainly fossilized calcium-carbonate bone (apatite)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Ruby zoisite (anyolite)
Zoisite with corundum (ruby) and commonly amphibole; Ca₂Al₃(SiO₄)₃(OH)
Jewelry Chain with Blue and Clear Gemstones (Likely Cubic Zirconia)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO₂), Silver or White Gold/Platinum Alloy
Beaded mineral/crystal jewelry (likely turquoise and coral accents)
Variable; blue beads may be turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), with possible dyed howlite, glass, or composite materials
Polished tiger iron
Tiger iron; interlayered hematite, jasper, and crocidolite-quartz (often riebeckite)
River Pebble (Granitic / Quartzite Pebble)
Quartz-Feldspar Aggregate (SiO2 / KAlSi3O8)
Crushed Granite and Quartz Gravel
Composite Igneous and Silicate Rock Aggregate
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron oxide/Silicate composite
Chert (likely flint)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Small tumbled blue-green stone, possibly chrysocolla or turquoise
Indeterminate copper-bearing mineral; possible chrysocolla (Cu₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O) or turquoise (CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Ruby ring
Corundum (Al₂O₃), red variety colored mainly by chromium
Composite Turquoise or Reconstituted Turquoise with Copper inclusions
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) mixed with matrix and copper/bronze flakes
Turquoise ring (likely stabilized or imitation turquoise)
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; exact material is uncertain from the image
Red cabochon gemstone, likely carnelian or red agate
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
Unakite
Unakite (Altered Granite composed of Orthoclase KAlSi3O8, Epidote Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH), and Quartz SiO2)
Mixed polished gemstone bead bracelet, likely ocean jasper, agate, and quartz varieties
Mostly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with possible chalcedony, jasper, and minor feldspar or other inclusions
Fossil Shark Tooth
Lamniform (Mackerel Shark) fossil tooth, likely Otodus or Cretalamna
Graphite-rich schist (probable graphite flake)
Graphite (C) in graphitic schist; possibly graphite-bearing phyllite
Grey Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goldstone (blue/black aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; silica glass containing metallic copper or other glittering inclusions
Small clear crystal, possibly quartz or glass-like gemstone
Uncertain; likely quartz (SiO₂), but the image is insufficient to exclude man-made glass or cubic zirconia
Tiger Shark Fossil Tooth
Galeocerdo cuvier (fossilized)