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Anthropogenic (Man Made Industrial Deposit)

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

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Opalite

Goldstone

Blue Goldstone

Zincite

Micrite

Rock Gypsum

Carbonatite

Lherzolite

Calderite

Gondite

Henritermierite

Henritermierite

Dunite

White quartz pebble or chip (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz) — mineral

White quartz pebble or chip

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz

Unidentified translucent crystal/mineral fragment (Likely quartz (SiO₂), but visual identification is uncertain) — mineral

Unidentified translucent crystal/mineral fragment

Likely quartz (SiO₂), but visual identification is uncertain

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2

Mohave Turquoise (Composite/Stabilized) (Hydrated copper aluminium phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) with stabilizing resin and metallic inclusions) — mineral

Mohave Turquoise (Composite/Stabilized)

Hydrated copper aluminium phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) with stabilizing resin and metallic inclusions

Goldstone (Brown) (Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)) — mineraloid (man-made glass)

Goldstone (Brown)

Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)

mineraloid (man-made glass)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)

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)

Clear quartz fragment (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Clear quartz fragment

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Tool) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) - Archeological lithic artifact) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Tool)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) - Archeological lithic artifact

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalised Glass) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Opalised Glass

Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or treated) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)) — gemstone

Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or treated)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)

Clear quartz crystal (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Clear quartz crystal

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Opalite (a synthetic glass) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant) — Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)

Opalite (a synthetic glass)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant

Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)

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

Aura Quartz (Titanium/Rainbow Quartz)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with metallic coating

Concretion (Sedimentary Concretion (Ironstone / Calcite Concretion)) — sedimentary

Concretion

Sedimentary Concretion (Ironstone / Calcite Concretion)

Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)

Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)

Sandstone Concretion (Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silicate-rich)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silicate-rich)

Sandstone Concretion (Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)

Libyan Desert Glass (Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)) — mineral (impactite)

Libyan Desert Glass

Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)

mineral (impactite)

Green Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)) — Industrial byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or mineral)

Green Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)

Industrial byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or mineral)

Fordite (Anthropogenic paint-rock) — mineraloid (human-made geological specimen)

Fordite

Anthropogenic paint-rock

mineraloid (human-made geological specimen)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)) — mineraloid (man-made)

Opalite

Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)

mineraloid (man-made)

Blue glassy gemstone cabochon, likely dyed chalcedony or glass (Uncertain; possible dyed chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)) — gemstone

Blue glassy gemstone cabochon, likely dyed chalcedony or glass

Uncertain; possible dyed chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)

Opalite (likely man-made glass) (Opalite; amorphous silica glass, not a natural mineral) — gemstone

Opalite (likely man-made glass)

Opalite; amorphous silica glass, not a natural mineral

Tumbled milky quartz (likely) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled milky quartz (likely)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Milky quartz (likely rough quartz crystal) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz (likely rough quartz crystal)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Diamond (in a jewelry setting)

Carbon (C)

Polished black stone, likely black obsidian (Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)) — igneous

Polished black stone, likely black obsidian

Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)

Dyed Agate / Painted Stone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment) — sedimentary (base), then artificial

Dyed Agate / Painted Stone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment

sedimentary (base), then artificial

Opalite (Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)) — Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)

Opalite

Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)

Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)

Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Vesicular basalt (probable iron-rich volcanic rock) (Basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and Fe-Ti oxides) — igneous

Vesicular basalt (probable iron-rich volcanic rock)

Basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and Fe-Ti oxides

Polished milky quartz (likely quartz worry stone or wand) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Polished milky quartz (likely quartz worry stone or wand)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Iron Slag (Ferrous slag (primarily silicates and oxides of calcium, iron, and magnesium)) — Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)

Iron Slag

Ferrous slag (primarily silicates and oxides of calcium, iron, and magnesium)

Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass) (Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass) — mineral

Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)

Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass

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

Diamond (in a jewelry setting)

Carbon (C)

Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants) — Mineraloid (synthetic)

Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants

Mineraloid (synthetic)

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)