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Anthropogenic (Man Made Material)

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

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Opalite

Goldstone

Peat

Map Jasper

Blue Goldstone

Mandarin Garnet

Mandarin Garnet

Dunite

Andalusite

Zincite

Marl

Limonite

Diamond

Quartz (Milky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Flint / Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Micrometeorite (Spherule) (Extraterrestrial Accretion Spherule) — mineral

Micrometeorite (Spherule)

Extraterrestrial Accretion Spherule

Quartz (Chert/Flint variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz (Chert/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)

Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite) or possibly a dyed stone/agate (Anyolite (Ruby in green zoisite) or artificially altered chalcedony) — metamorphic

Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite) or possibly a dyed stone/agate

Anyolite (Ruby in green zoisite) or artificially altered chalcedony

Chondrite Meteorite (Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)) — meteorite

Chondrite Meteorite

Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)

Tumbled amethyst (Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂), colored by trace iron and irradiation) — gemstone

Tumbled amethyst

Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂), colored by trace iron and irradiation

Note: No specimen visible — N/A

Note: No specimen visible

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide)

Likely quartz-rich metamorphic rock (quartzite or milky quartz) (Quartzite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), possibly with feldspar and iron-oxide staining) — metamorphic

Likely quartz-rich metamorphic rock (quartzite or milky quartz)

Quartzite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), possibly with feldspar and iron-oxide staining

Tumbled agate (probable moss or dendritic agate) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron/manganese dendritic inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled agate (probable moss or dendritic agate)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron/manganese dendritic inclusions

Cubic Zirconia (or possibly Diamond) (Zirconium dioxide (or Carbon)) — gemstone

Cubic Zirconia (or possibly Diamond)

Zirconium dioxide (or Carbon)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Brecciated jasper (likely ocean jasper or red jasper) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide pigments and breccia cement) — mineral

Brecciated jasper (likely ocean jasper or red jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide pigments and breccia cement

Likely basalt with a pale mineral-filled vesicle (Vesicular basalt, probably containing calcite or zeolite (uncertain from image)) — igneous

Likely basalt with a pale mineral-filled vesicle

Vesicular basalt, probably containing calcite or zeolite (uncertain from image)

Crushed Granite / Landscaping Gravel (Granitoid) — igneous

Crushed Granite / Landscaping Gravel

Granitoid

Milky Quartz Chip (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Chip

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled amethyst (Quartz, purple variety; silicon dioxide (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation) — mineral

Tumbled amethyst

Quartz, purple variety; silicon dioxide (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation

Efflorescence (on Clay Brick) (Crystalline salt deposits (typically Sodium Sulfate Na2SO4, Calcium Carbonate CaCO3, or Potassium Sulfate K2SO4)) — Mineral precipitate (anthropogenic context)

Efflorescence (on Clay Brick)

Crystalline salt deposits (typically Sodium Sulfate Na2SO4, Calcium Carbonate CaCO3, or Potassium Sulfate K2SO4)

Mineral precipitate (anthropogenic context)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Siltstone (Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with various silicates)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with various silicates)

Quartzite River Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Green Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Chert/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chalcedony (Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite / Arkose)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite / Arkose)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Limestone or Sandstone Cobble (Sedimentary rock (Calcium carbonate or Quartz based)) — sedimentary

Limestone or Sandstone Cobble

Sedimentary rock (Calcium carbonate or Quartz based)

Quartz Vein in River Siltstone (Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Siliclastic Matrix) — sedimentary

Quartz Vein in River Siltstone

Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Siliclastic Matrix

Pumice or Scoria (Vesicular volcanic rock) — Igneous

Pumice or Scoria

Vesicular volcanic rock

Flint (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Asphalt (Bituminous Rock) (Natural bitumen or Bituminous limestone/sandstone) — sedimentary

Asphalt (Bituminous Rock)

Natural bitumen or Bituminous limestone/sandstone

Diamond (C) — gemstone

Diamond

C

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant) (Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia ZrO2)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)

Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia ZrO2)

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant) (Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia ZrO2)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)

Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia ZrO2)