Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate / Chalcedony
Category
Browse sedimentary (primary) with artificial modification specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate / Chalcedony
Lemon Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Silica, SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Blue Quartzite (Dyed Quartzite)
Quartzite (SiO2 with dye enhancements)
Quartz Pebble / River Silt Grain
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock composed of silt and clay-sized particles)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)
Vesicular volcanic scoria (likely weathered basaltic scoria)
Scoria; chiefly vesicular basalt, composed mainly of plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-rich glass
Hag Stone (Quartz Pebble with Natural Hole)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Limestone Pebble
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Iron Meteorite
Iron-Nickel Alloy (Kamacite and Taenite)
Dyed Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Pink granite (likely weathered)
Granite; predominantly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and mica
Rose Quartz and Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Yellow quartz-bearing rock, possibly sulfur-stained quartz or calcite
Indeterminate; likely quartz (SiO₂) and/or calcite (CaCO₃) with yellow iron/sulfur staining
Polished black stone, possibly basalt or black obsidian
Likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase and pyroxene) or volcanic glass (obsidian; rhyolitic composition)
Blue Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2]
Dyed Alum or Dyed Quartz (Ornamental Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Potassium Alum [KAl(SO4)2·12H2O]
Concrete fragment with Aggregate
Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper and Hematite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Chalcedony (likely dyed)
Chalcedony (a variety of Quartz), SiO2
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished blue obsidian with a pale mineral crust
Obsidian (volcanic glass), likely coated or encrusted with quartz/calcite
Limestone with Lichen
Carbonate Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)
Coal
Bituminous Coal / Anthracite
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Dyed Blue Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial cobalt-based dye
Painted River Rock (likely Quartzite or Granite)
Quartzite or Granitic Gneiss (painted)
Hematite
Fe2O3
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Orange Calcite (Cleavage Rhomb)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3