Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
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Browse synthetic (not a natural rock) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive felsic igneous rock
Granite
Granite (compositional mixture of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Shale with Plant Fossils / Carbonaceous Shale
Laminated Mudrock (Siliciclastic)
Basalt River Cobble
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Magnetite (potentially as a Lodestone or within Ironstone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Ironstone Concretion / Goethite-Hematite Nodule
Goethite/Hematite (α-FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Dyed Blue Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Banded Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Golden Healer Quartz
Ferruginous Quartz (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Blue Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Sandstone (Yellow/Tan)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide staining)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (primarily Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Argillite (low-grade metamorphic rock derived from shale)
Shale (with minor calcite veining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Slate
Metamorphosed Shale (Fine-grained Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Corundum (Sapphire in Host Rock)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium) CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Chert Nodule (with Ironstone Cortex)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Travertine
Travertine (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Amethyst (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Limestone or Sandstone)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with cryptocrystalline structure
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Conglomerate
Ferruginous Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)