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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

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Flint / Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)

Coquina (Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Polished kambaba jasper (Orbicular stromatolitic jasper; microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with chlorite/amphibole-rich inclusions) — sedimentary

Polished kambaba jasper

Orbicular stromatolitic jasper; microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with chlorite/amphibole-rich inclusions

Tiffany Stone (Fluorite-bearing Opalized Breccia) — Rock/Mineralized Nodule

Tiffany Stone

Fluorite-bearing Opalized Breccia

Rock/Mineralized Nodule

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

Chert (Flint)

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Diamond (C) — gemstone

Diamond

C

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant like Cubic Zirconia) (Carbon (C) - if Diamond; Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - if Cubic Zirconia) — mineral

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant like Cubic Zirconia)

Carbon (C) - if Diamond; Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - if Cubic Zirconia

Granite (weathered pebble) (Granite (plutonic igneous rock)) — Igneous

Granite (weathered pebble)

Granite (plutonic igneous rock)

Slag Glass (Silicon dioxide with impurities) — mineral

Slag Glass

Silicon dioxide with impurities

Chert pebble (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert pebble

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)

Basalt (Vesicular) (Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine), CaAl2Si2O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar), and Pyroxene) — igneous

Basalt (Vesicular)

Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine), CaAl2Si2O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar), and Pyroxene

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)

Sandstone Clast (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Clast

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

River Siltstone / Mudstone Pebble (Siltstone (composed of mixed silicate and carbonate minerals)) — sedimentary

River Siltstone / Mudstone Pebble

Siltstone (composed of mixed silicate and carbonate minerals)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Greenstone, likely serpentine or green jasper (Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly quartz-rich jasper) — metamorphic

Greenstone, likely serpentine or green jasper

Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly quartz-rich jasper

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded malachite cabochon (Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; the dark bands may be manganese-oxide or other sulfide-rich matrix, and could also indicate a composite or treated specimen) — mineral

Banded malachite cabochon

Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; the dark bands may be manganese-oxide or other sulfide-rich matrix, and could also indicate a composite or treated specimen

Greenschist (Greenschist (chlorite schist)) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist (chlorite schist)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate Rock) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate Rock

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz with Hematite/Limonite staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Hematite/Limonite staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Scoria (Vesicular Basaltic Glass) — igneous

Scoria

Vesicular Basaltic Glass

Slate (Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Slate

Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock)

Gray Granite (Phaneritic plutonic rock (Granite)) — igneous

Gray Granite

Phaneritic plutonic rock (Granite)

Sandstone (Arenite) — Sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment) (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Milky quartz with dark host-rock inclusions (Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a granitic or metamorphic matrix) — mineral

Milky quartz with dark host-rock inclusions

Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a granitic or metamorphic matrix

Honey-colored chalcedony (possibly yellow/orange agate or carnelian) (Chalcedony, a microcrystalline variety of quartz; SiO₂. The color may result from iron-oxide inclusions. Exact identification is uncertain from a photograph alone.) — gemstone

Honey-colored chalcedony (possibly yellow/orange agate or carnelian)

Chalcedony, a microcrystalline variety of quartz; SiO₂. The color may result from iron-oxide inclusions. Exact identification is uncertain from a photograph alone.