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Anthropogenic (Man Made Artifact)

Browse anthropogenic (man made artifact) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Opalite

Goldstone

Map Jasper

Blue Goldstone

Mandarin Garnet

Mandarin Garnet

Andalusite

Zincite

Marl

Dunite

Coquina

Dalmatian Jasper

Dalmatian Jasper

Chalk

Chert or flint nodule (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible opaline silica) — sedimentary

Chert or flint nodule

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible opaline silica

Diamond (Native Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Native Carbon (C)

Diamond (or Simulant) (Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Simulant)

Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)

Diamond (in a jewelry setting) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in a jewelry setting)

Carbon (C)

Banded Slag Glass (Leland Blue/Frankfort Green style) (Anthropogenic Glass Specimen (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)) — mineral

Banded Slag Glass (Leland Blue/Frankfort Green style)

Anthropogenic Glass Specimen (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Obsidian (likely black volcanic glass) (Obsidian; naturally occurring rhyolitic glass, primarily SiO₂) — igneous

Obsidian (likely black volcanic glass)

Obsidian; naturally occurring rhyolitic glass, primarily SiO₂

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Flint) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (River Stone/Pebble) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Stone/Pebble)

Chert (SiO2)

Native American Hammerstone / Pitted Stone (Modified lithic artifact (often quartzite, basalt, or granite)) — artifact / sedimentary or igneous rock

Native American Hammerstone / Pitted Stone

Modified lithic artifact (often quartzite, basalt, or granite)

artifact / sedimentary or igneous rock

Blue slag glass or dyed glass-like industrial material (Amorphous silicate glass; likely copper-bearing blue slag, but possibly colored man-made glass) — mineral

Blue slag glass or dyed glass-like industrial material

Amorphous silicate glass; likely copper-bearing blue slag, but possibly colored man-made glass

Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct) (Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (often containing Fayalite: Fe2SiO4)) — Mineraloid/Anthropogenic (Technofossil)

Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)

Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (often containing Fayalite: Fe2SiO4)

Mineraloid/Anthropogenic (Technofossil)

Diamond (in Jewelry Setting) (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond (in Jewelry Setting)

Carbon (C)

Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Plagioclase and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Plagioclase and Pyroxene)

Yellow Sapphire (Raw) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Yellow Sapphire (Raw)

Corundum (Al2O3)

Asphalt Pavement (with aggregate) (Asphalt concrete) — man-made composite

Asphalt Pavement (with aggregate)

Asphalt concrete

man-made composite

Cardstock (Paper) (Cellulose (C6H10O5)n) — sedimentary (man-made)

Cardstock (Paper)

Cellulose (C6H10O5)n

sedimentary (man-made)

Blue Goldstone (Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Cobalt/Copper inclusions)) — man-made glass

Blue Goldstone

Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Cobalt/Copper inclusions)

Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen) (Polyurethane or Polyester Resin) — mineraloid (man-made)

Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen)

Polyurethane or Polyester Resin

mineraloid (man-made)

Chalk (Micrite (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chalk

Micrite (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Dark flint or chert fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely flint/chert) — sedimentary

Dark flint or chert fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely flint/chert

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant) (Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ) — mineral

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)

Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Moissanite (Silicon Carbide (SiC)) — mineral

Moissanite

Silicon Carbide (SiC)

Blue chalcedony cabochon (probable) (Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz; silicon dioxide, SiO₂) — gemstone

Blue chalcedony cabochon (probable)

Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz; silicon dioxide, SiO₂

Blue Goldstone (Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions) — man-made glass

Blue Goldstone

Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions

Blue Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescent Glass (Cobalt-doped soda-lime glass)) — man-made glass

Blue Goldstone

Synthetic Aventurescent Glass (Cobalt-doped soda-lime glass)

Blue Goldstone (Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)) — man-made glass

Blue Goldstone

Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)

Green Glass Slag (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide impurities) — mineraloid (man-made)

Green Glass Slag

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide impurities

mineraloid (man-made)

Porcelain (Stoneware Ceramic) (Mullite / Silica-glass composite (Al6Si2O13)) — metamorphic (man-made)

Porcelain (Stoneware Ceramic)

Mullite / Silica-glass composite (Al6Si2O13)

metamorphic (man-made)

Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives) — mineraloid (man-made)

Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives

mineraloid (man-made)

Goldstone (Brown) (Aventurine glass) — mineraloid (man-made)

Goldstone (Brown)

Aventurine glass

mineraloid (man-made)

Rounded river pebble (Indeterminate lithic clast; likely weathered sandstone or quartz-rich sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Rounded river pebble

Indeterminate lithic clast; likely weathered sandstone or quartz-rich sedimentary rock

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Rough Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby mixture) (Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)) — mineral

Rough Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby mixture)

Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)

Diamond (Colorless/White) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (Colorless/White)

Carbon (C)

Quartz (worked as a tool or artifact) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (worked as a tool or artifact)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Grooved Maun Ball (Maul/Hammerstone-like Concretion) (Calcareous/Ferruginous Concretion in Sandstone Matrix) — sedimentary

Grooved Maun Ball (Maul/Hammerstone-like Concretion)

Calcareous/Ferruginous Concretion in Sandstone Matrix

Chalk (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chalk

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)