Polygenetic Breccia
Clastic Breccia (containing lithic fragments in a fine-grained matrix)
Category
Browse sedimentary (man made conglomerate) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Polygenetic Breccia
Clastic Breccia (containing lithic fragments in a fine-grained matrix)
Conglomerate / Breccia Matrix (Aggregated Rock)
Sedimentary Breccia / Conglomerate
Opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite; not a true mineral, typically synthetic opalescent glass (silica-based)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate (Asphaltic/Anthropogenic)
Clastic sedimentary rock / Bituminous mixture
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Vesicular basalt (probable iron-rich volcanic rock)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and Fe-Ti oxides
Polished milky quartz (likely quartz worry stone or wand)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
White quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
Tumbled milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Milky quartz (likely rough quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
Conglomerate (pebble-bearing sedimentary rock)
Polymictic conglomerate; rounded clasts cemented in a finer matrix
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
Aqua Aura Quartz
Titanium/Gold-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon carbide (SiC)
Cultured Marble (Synthetic)
Polymer-matrix composite (typically calcium carbonate in polyester resin)
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Concrete or artificial stone core sample
Artificial conglomerate
Conglomerate (Greenstone/Pebble Conglomerate)
Polymictic Conglomerate
Puddingstone
Polymictic Conglomerate
Puddingstone (specifically Gowganda Tillite or Jasper Conglomerate)
Jasper Conglomerate
Puddingstone (specifically Gowganda Tillite or St. Joseph Island Puddingstone)
Jasper Conglomerate
Puddingstone (Gowganda Tillite/Lorrain Quartzite)
Jasper Conglomerate
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
Conglomerate (Quartz Pebble Conglomerate)
Quartz Pebble Conglomerate
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Small greenish crystal/mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly olivine, quartz, or a green gemstone fragment
Dalmatian jasper
Porphyritic microcrystalline quartz-rich rock, commonly sold as Dalmatian jasper; spots are chiefly arfvedsonite/amphibole minerals, sometimes altered feldspar
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Polymict conglomerate
Clastic conglomerate, likely polymictic pebble conglomerate
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Green glass-like mineral specimen, likely fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), if natural; appearance may also indicate colored glass
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)
Ferrous Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)
Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings