Sandstone
Arenite
Category
Browse sedimentary (primary) with artificial modification specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Arenite
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Shale
Laminated Fissile Pelite
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (glass)
Limestone with Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), AlOOH)
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with copper crystals
Tumbled feldspar-rich rock, likely pink-orange microcline or granite fragment
K-feldspar (microcline/orthoclase), approximately KAlSi₃O₈; exact identification requires testing
Dyed Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Black volcanic glass (likely obsidian)
Obsidian; predominantly rhyolitic volcanic glass composed chiefly of amorphous SiO₂
Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen)
Polyurethane or Polyester Resin
Limonite or Goethite (Ironstone)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Rounded granitic gneiss or granite cobble
Biotite granite, possibly weakly foliated granitic gneiss; quartz–feldspar–biotite assemblage
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Rhodonite
Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Glauconite
(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Hematite Beads
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Limestone with Lichen/Moss
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Hematite Nodule
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Polished black stone, likely black jasper or basalt
Most likely microcrystalline quartz (black jasper/chert), SiO₂; basalt is a plausible alternative
Yellow Agate
SiO2 (Quartz variety)
Smoky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), naturally irradiated variety
Magnetite / Ironstone
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Dyed Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Aplite (predominantly quartz, feldspar, and arfvedsonite)
Carved smoky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), smoky variety
Dyed pink banded agate
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂, commonly dyed
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), opaque-to-translucent milky variety
Mixed sandstone and iron-rich sedimentary rock fragments
Quartz arenite/subarkose, with ferruginous cement and possible iron-oxide staining
Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Bauxite (Concretionary)
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))
Blue glassy gemstone cabochon, likely dyed chalcedony or glass
Uncertain; possible dyed chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Carnelian Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Chalcedony variant)