Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
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Browse anthropogenic (man made material) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Synthetic Faux Fur Fursuit
Polyacrylonitrile / Polyester (Synthetic Textile)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Terrazzo (Man-made Composite)
Cementitious or Resin-bound Lithic Composite
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
Concrete Paver (Artificial Cementitious Rock)
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate
Cobalt Blue Glass / Cullet Glass
Silicon dioxide (Amorphous man-made glass)
ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z
Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)
Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock
Concrete fragment or Conglomerate
Artificial Conglomerate (Concrete) or Natural Conglomerate
Chert (Chalky Flint Node)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete
Chert (Arrowheads)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Tool)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) - Archeological lithic artifact
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Crackled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Chert (Arrowhead Shard)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Costume Jewelry with Synthetic Gemstones
Synthetic Cubic Zirconia and Glass (SiO2 / ZrO2)
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)
Ocean Jasper Mushroom
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 mixed with various impurities)
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Crushed Stone (Likely Limestone or Granite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for Limestone / Quartz and Feldspar for Granite
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Mohave Turquoise (Composite/Stabilized)
Hydrated copper aluminium phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) with stabilizing resin and metallic inclusions
One Pound Coin (UK)
Nickel-Brass Alloy (Cu-Zn-Ni)
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Porcelain (White Ceramic)
Mullite-bearing Vitrified Ceramic (Major phases: Mullite Al6Si2O13, Glassy Silica SiO2)
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product / Silicate Slag
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions