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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

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Aura Quartz / Rainbow Aura Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating) — mineral

Aura Quartz / Rainbow Aura Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Corundum (Pink Sapphire / Ruby) (Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)) — mineral

Corundum (Pink Sapphire / Ruby)

Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)

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

Diamond (in a jewelry setting)

Carbon (C)

Jadeite Jade (NaAl(Si2O6)) — gemstone

Jadeite Jade

NaAl(Si2O6)

Turquoise and Red Coral (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Corallium rubrum (Red Coral)) — mineral

Turquoise and Red Coral

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Corallium rubrum (Red Coral)

Diamond (Native Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Native Carbon (C)

Blue Chalcedony Cube (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony Cube

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Lamniform (Mackerel Shark) fossil tooth, likely Otodus or Cretalamna) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Lamniform (Mackerel Shark) fossil tooth, likely Otodus or Cretalamna

Corundum (Ruby variety) (Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)) — mineral

Corundum (Ruby variety)

Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)

Diamond (as set in a gold ring) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (as set in a gold ring)

Carbon (C)

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone) (Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)) — mineral (synthetic)

Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)

Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)

mineral (synthetic)

Green glassy mineral specimen, likely rough emerald or green fluorite (Tentatively beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), emerald variety; synthetic/man-made glass cannot be excluded from the photograph) — mineral

Green glassy mineral specimen, likely rough emerald or green fluorite

Tentatively beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), emerald variety; synthetic/man-made glass cannot be excluded from the photograph

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Rough Diamond (Native Carbon (C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Native Carbon (C)

Diamond (in a cluster setting) (Crystallized Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in a cluster setting)

Crystallized Carbon (C)

Jade Bangle (Jadeite) (Jadeite, NaAlSi2O6) — gemstone

Jade Bangle (Jadeite)

Jadeite, NaAlSi2O6

Carnelian or Red Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian or Red Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)

Corundum (Al2O3)

Diamond Druzy (Crystalline Diamond) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond Druzy (Crystalline Diamond)

Carbon (C)

Diamond (Diamond (pure native carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (pure native carbon, C)

Black Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)

Grey Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Grey Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (as featured in jewelry) (Diamond (C - pure carbon)) — mineral

Diamond (as featured in jewelry)

Diamond (C - pure carbon)

Tiger Shark Fossil Tooth (Galeocerdo cuvier (fossilized)) — sedimentary

Tiger Shark Fossil Tooth

Galeocerdo cuvier (fossilized)

Green Jadeite (Jadeite, NaAl(Si2O6)) — mineral

Green Jadeite

Jadeite, NaAl(Si2O6)

Jadeite (NaAl(Si2O6)) — gemstone

Jadeite

NaAl(Si2O6)

Slag (Industrial Glass) (Artificial Vitreous Silicate) — mineraloid (anthropogenic)

Slag (Industrial Glass)

Artificial Vitreous Silicate

mineraloid (anthropogenic)

Sea Glass (Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives) — Mineraloid (Anthropogenic)

Sea Glass

Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives

Mineraloid (Anthropogenic)

Slag (Ferrous slag (by-product of iron smelting)) — Mineraloid / Anthropogenic

Slag

Ferrous slag (by-product of iron smelting)

Mineraloid / Anthropogenic

Turquoise (likely stabilized or simulated Howlite) (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)) — mineral

Turquoise (likely stabilized or simulated Howlite)

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Green Aura Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with metallic vapors (typically Gold, Chromium, or Titanium)) — mineral

Green Aura Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with metallic vapors (typically Gold, Chromium, or Titanium)

Diamond (Cut jewelry specimen) (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond (Cut jewelry specimen)

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Ruby in Matrix (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Ruby in Matrix

Corundum (Al2O3)

Basalt (Basalt) — Igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Paper (Cellulose) (Cellulose (C6H10O5)n) — Organic (Anthropogenic)

Paper (Cellulose)

Cellulose (C6H10O5)n

Organic (Anthropogenic)

Green Slag Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (with metallic impurities)) — Igneous (Anthropogenic)

Green Slag Glass

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (with metallic impurities)

Igneous (Anthropogenic)

Slag (Industrial Glass Slag) (Amorphous Silica / Ferro-silicate Slag) — mineraloid / anthropogenic

Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)

Amorphous Silica / Ferro-silicate Slag

mineraloid / anthropogenic

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone) — sedimentary

Coquina

Bioclastic Limestone