Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse synthetic material (not a rock or mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (synthetic ZrO₂), possibly glass or white sapphire
Blue-gray stone pebble (possibly slag or a weathered rock)
Unidentified fine-grained rock; composition cannot be determined from the image
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Borosilicate Glass (Manufactured)
SiO2 + B2O3 (Silicon dioxide and Boron trioxide)
Red gemstone ring, likely synthetic ruby or red glass; exact stone cannot be confirmed from the image
Ruby (corundum, Al₂O₃) if natural; the setting appears to be silver-tone metal
Quartz (Druzy / Goldstone Gemstone Cabochon)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Blue Topaz
Topaz [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2]
Amethyst (Tumbled/Weathered Quartz)
Amethyst (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Chalcanthite
Copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate (CuSO4·5H2O)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(OH)₄(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈)
Cut colorless gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most plausibly rock crystal (clear quartz, SiO₂); synthetic glass cannot be ruled out from the image
Ametrine
Ametrine (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with trace amounts of Iron)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities and natural radiation
Tourmalinated Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide with Schorl inclusions (SiO2 + NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate), Formula: (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Amethyst ring
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)
Gold and Cubic Zirconia (San Judas Tadeo Pendant)
Native Gold (Au) with Synthetic Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Granite or Pegmatite in host rock
Granitoid / Felsic Intrusive Rock
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Iridescent polished gemstone, likely opal
Common or precious opal (hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O), possibly synthetic or glass imitation
Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Iolite (Cordierite)
Cordierite (Magnesium Aluminum Silicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18
Smoky Quartz (with Druzy/Polished Edge)
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Colorless faceted gemstone (most likely synthetic cubic zirconia)
Cubic zirconia, ZrO₂ (likely synthetic); natural alternatives include quartz or diamond
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Likely blue-gray gneiss
Gneiss, a foliated metamorphic rock; exact mineral composition cannot be confirmed from the image
Mixed gravel and small stones
Unsorted gravel; individual clasts are not identifiable from the image
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Red faceted gemstone, likely synthetic ruby or red glass
Ruby: corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), chromium-colored; identity cannot be confirmed visually
White pebbles (rock material not identifiable from the image)
Undetermined; the smooth, pale pieces could be quartz, quartzite, or another light-colored rock
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining
Diamond
Natural Diamond (Carbon, C)
Diamond (Cut Gemstone)
Carbon (C)