Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial purple dye
Category
Browse sedimentary (primary) with artificial modification specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial purple dye
Howlite
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Mixed rock and mineral collection
Multiple specimens; visible pieces may include quartz, calcite, agate/chalcedony, jasper, and dyed or coated materials
Asphalt concrete
Anthropogenic conglomerate
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
Conglomerate (possibly breccia)
Polymictic clastic conglomerate; rounded clasts in a dark, likely volcanic-lithic matrix
Weathered limestone or calcareous sandstone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock, predominantly CaCO₃; possibly fossiliferous limestone
Tiger's Eye Beads
Silicon dioxide with crocidolite inclusions (SiO2)
Titanium Coated Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Blue Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Likely basalt fragment
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Dyed Howlite (Dyed Red)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Rounded limestone pebble
Micritic limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)
Likely chalcopyrite-bearing sulfide ore
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂), possibly with pyrite and secondary copper minerals
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous)
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Green Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Likely native metallic mineral specimen
Uncertain from photograph; possibly pyrite (FeS₂) or a sulfide-rich metallic ore
Tumbled brown jasper or chert pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely jasper/chert
Rainbow chalcopyrite (“peacock ore”)
Chalcopyrite, CuFeS₂, commonly artificially tarnished or heat-treated
Dyed turquoise-colored howlite or magnesite (likely imitation turquoise)
Howlite: Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅; magnesite: MgCO₃
Pickled Dragon Eggs (Fictional Interpretation: Purple Agate or Amethyst Geodes)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Dyed Quartz Cube
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Dyed Agate Tower
Silicon dioxide (Quartz variety, SiO2)
Red Jade
Nephrite / Jadeite (dyed)
Tumbled basalt pebble
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase, pyroxene, and minor olivine or magnetite
Dyed Agate
Agate (Silicon dioxide)
Crackle Agate / Dyed Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, possibly druzy quartz or chalcedony
Quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Porphyritic Basalt (likely artificially dyed or altered)
Basalt with plagioclase phenocrysts (likely treated)
Blue Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed blue howlite or magnesite (tumbled stone)
Howlite: Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅; commonly sold dyed blue to imitate turquoise
Orange Calcite point
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Pink Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic pigment
Slag
Anthropogenic silicate slag
Dyed Agate
SiO2
Fossiliferous limestone
Calcitic limestone, predominantly CaCO₃ (calcite), with possible shell or coral fossils
Polished leopard jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silicified microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony; mainly SiO₂ with iron-oxide inclusions