What stone is this?

Asked by: Jenny Spencer

How do I know what stone I have?

Quote from video: Color is the most obvious way to start identifying a gem or mineral. After all if it isn't green it isn't an emerald.

Is there an app to identify stones?

Rock & Crystal Identifier allows you to identify rocks with photos, explore and learn more about the geologic record, contribute your own observations, and record your journey through the geologic record.

Is there an app to take picture of Rock and identify it?

The KamenCheck and the RockCheck apps are available for free on the Google play store and are adapted for use on Android devices (soon also planned for iOS).

Is there a free app to identify crystals?

Rock Identifier: Stone ID



Rock Identifier app allows you to take a photo of any crystals or gemstones and get an instant accurate identification. This crystal identifier app helps you to ldentify and learn about any crystal, rock or gemstone you find.

How do you identify a stone in a ring?

Quote from video: Or something like that but if you take a light and shine a light through a really dark stone. You can see an underlying color to it so when I shine a light through this garnet.

How can I test my gemstone at home?

Quote from video: You want to put the glass up against your wrist. And you'll feel that it's cool to the touch.

Can iPhone identify rocks?

With rock Identifier can currently recognize 99% of all known species of rocks and stones. Take a picture with iPhone camera, or pick a photo from your library, then our artificial intelligence to identify the rock in the picture. It’s convenient, quickly and accurately.

Can you take a picture of something and search it?

The Google Goggles app was an image recognition mobile app using visual search technology to identify objects through a mobile device’s camera. Users take a photo of a physical object, and Google searches and retrieves information about the image.

Can you use Google lens to identify rocks?

Google Lens is an easy way to identify just about anything without downloading an additional app. On Android devices, simply take a picture of the rock, bird, plant, etc. you want to identify.

Is there a free rock identifier?

Two fantastic free apps for Earth Science are Mineral Identifier and Common Rocks Reference. These apps are full of information for students who are identifying rocks and minerals.

How do you know if a rock is valuable?

The Hardness Test



The harder a mineral is, the more likely it is to be valuable. If you can scratch the mineral with your fingernail, it has a hardness of 2.5 Mohs, which is very soft. If you can scratch it with a penny, its hardness is 3 Mohs, and if it takes a piece of glass to scratch it, the hardness is 5.5 Mohs.

Are there any rocks worth money?

Harder rocks and gemstones are an indication that they may be valuable, but like the rock’s color, hardness is not a determining factor.



Granite is much harder than gold, but it’s far less valuable than gold.

Can a jeweler identify a gemstone?

Jewelers cannot typically identify gemstones. However, a gemologist certainly can! Look online to find a gemologist near you and take your gem to them for identification.

How does a gem tester work?

Diamond testers that use thermal conductivity measure the amount and speed with which heat travels through the stone, while the ones using electrical conductivity measure the amount and speed through which electricity travels through the gem.

How can you tell real diamond from glass?

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What is my birthstone based on birthday?

Birthstones. What are the birthstones by month? January is garnet, February is amethyst, March is aquamarine, April is diamond, May is emerald, June is alexandrite, July is ruby, August is peridot, September is sapphire, October is tourmaline, November is topaz, December is blue topaz.

How do you know if a rock is valuable?

The harder a mineral is, the more likely it is to be valuable. If you can scratch the mineral with your fingernail, it has a hardness of 2.5 Mohs, which is very soft. If you can scratch it with a penny, its hardness is 3 Mohs, and if it takes a piece of glass to scratch it, the hardness is 5.5 Mohs.

How can you tell if a stone is real?

Apply heat test by using a lighter, if the stone melts down then it is fake (plastic) and if the stone remains solid then it is original.

How can you tell if a stone is real or glass?

Rub the stone against your teeth.



Place the stone against your front teeth and rub it back and forth. Real stones have tiny imperfections on their surface, while manufactured glass will not. So, glass will feel smooth, while a real stone will feel gritty.

Are real crystals cold to the touch?

Real crystals don’t retain heat for very long and should feel cold to the touch.

How can you tell if a stone is crystal?

Check to make sure before trying, though. Some natural crystals have lower scores on the Mohs hardness scale. An authentic crystal is going to leave a mark on a regular piece of scratch glass. If the one getting marked is the so-called crystal, then it’s a fake crystal and not a natural stone.