Quartz (likely heat-treated or colored cord)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse tektite (natural glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (likely heat-treated or colored cord)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Yellow Quartz or Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Chrysocolla and Malachite Beads
Hydrated copper silicates (Chrysocolla) and Copper carbonate hydroxide (Malachite)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Faceted clear gemstone (likely glass imitation or quartz)
Uncertain; appearance is consistent with colorless quartz (SiO₂), but the strong uniform brilliance may indicate cut glass or cubic zirconia
Tumbled smoky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), smoky variety
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
Pink faceted gemstone, likely synthetic or treated quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact identity cannot be confirmed from the image
Purple quartz fragments, likely amethyst
Amethyst (quartz, SiO₂)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Green glassy gemstone-like specimen
Likely synthetic glass or treated quartz; exact identification requires testing
Rhinestone (or glass crystal)
Silicon dioxide (if glass) / Various
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pumice
Pumice (Felsic vesicular volcanic glass)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite mica)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper with Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Red Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (specifically Yellow Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Banded)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Fulgurite (Sand-tube)
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite-rich fused sand)
Red carnelian (polished chalcedony)
Carnelian, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony
Likely citrine or yellow quartz fragment
Quartz, SiO₂; possibly iron-colored citrine
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions) - SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Polished mahogany obsidian
Volcanic glass (mostly SiO₂), commonly called mahogany obsidian
Polished black stone, possibly obsidian
Volcanic glass (obsidian), chiefly amorphous SiO₂
Blue glassy mineral fragment, possibly sodalite or dyed/cobalt glass
Uncertain; likely sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂) if natural, but vivid blue color may indicate cobalt-colored glass
Mahogany obsidian crystal point
Volcanic glass, primarily rhyolitic silica (SiO₂), with iron-oxide inclusions
Green Aventurine
Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 + Fuchsite)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)