Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Category
Browse sedimentary (primary) with artificial modification specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Dyed Agate
Silicon dioxide, SiO2
Concrete or asphalt-like aggregate surface with a dark fragment
Uncertain; likely artificial concrete containing mixed lithic aggregate, not a natural rock
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8 (Feldspar group)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Snow)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Tumbled orbicular granite
Orbicular granite, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Obsidian (likely snowflake-free black volcanic glass)
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica melt (SiO₂-rich, noncrystalline)
Celestite
Celestine (SrSO4)
Chert (Flint)
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dyed Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Green Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Lemon Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2
Dyed Coral
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) - Calcite or Aragonite with dye
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
Dyed Agate
SiO2
Hematite Rose
Iron Oxide, Fe2O3
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Dark, rounded rock (possibly basalt)
Undetermined; basalt is a tentative visual identification
Lemon Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled coral limestone
Biogenic calcarenite/coral limestone, predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃; calcite/aragonite)
Dyed pink tumbled stone, possibly howlite or magnesite
Likely dyed Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅ (howlite) or MgCO₃ (magnesite); the photo is insufficient for confirmation
Red Tiger's Eye
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite
Dyed pink stone, likely rhodonite or dyed howlite/magnesite
Rhodonite: MnSiO₃; possible howlite: Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅
Green cabochon gemstone, likely aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Indeterminate from image; possible quartz variety (SiO₂), including aventurine quartz or chalcedony
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble
Likely quartz-bearing chert or jasper; primarily microcrystalline SiO₂
Galena
Lead Sulfide (PbS)
Dyed Agate
SiO2 (Chalcedony/Agate)
Green Tiger's Eye
Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite (SiO2)
Green agate/geode slab
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, likely agate with druzy quartz
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Blue quartz (likely tumbled dyed or coated quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue-dyed howlite beads (likely)
Howlite, Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅, commonly dyed blue to imitate turquoise