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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

Diamond (Cut Gemstone) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (Cut Gemstone)

Carbon (C)

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant) (C (Carbon) or synthetic equivalent) — gemstone

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)

C (Carbon) or synthetic equivalent

Diamond (C (Carbon)) — gemstone

Diamond

C (Carbon)

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant) (Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant) — gemstone

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)

Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant

Tumbled honey-colored chalcedony or quartzite (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Tumbled honey-colored chalcedony or quartzite

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; exact identification requires testing

Brown Jasper / River Siltstone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary

Brown Jasper / River Siltstone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Diamond (Diamond (pure carbon, C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Diamond (pure carbon, C)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone Conglomerate fragments) (Ferruginous clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 cemented by Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone Conglomerate fragments)

Ferruginous clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 cemented by Fe2O3)

Zebra Jasper (Tetragonal Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with impurities) — sedimentary

Zebra Jasper

Tetragonal Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with impurities

Schist (Mica schist, likely muscovite–biotite schist with quartz and feldspar) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica schist, likely muscovite–biotite schist with quartz and feldspar

Greenstone / Serpentinite Pebble (Serpentinite (Hydrated Magnesium Silicate, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Greenstone / Serpentinite Pebble

Serpentinite (Hydrated Magnesium Silicate, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone Pebble (Sandstone (primarily Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sandstone (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Tree Agate (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Tree Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (Succiniferous organic material (Succinite)) — fossil

Amber

Succiniferous organic material (Succinite)

Faceted blue gemstone, likely blue topaz or synthetic spinel (Topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂) or synthetic spinel (MgAl₂O₄); image insufficient for certainty) — gemstone

Faceted blue gemstone, likely blue topaz or synthetic spinel

Topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂) or synthetic spinel (MgAl₂O₄); image insufficient for certainty

Vesicular basalt (likely weathered scoria) (Basaltic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and olivine with vesicles) — igneous

Vesicular basalt (likely weathered scoria)

Basaltic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and olivine with vesicles

Tumbled green gemstone, likely dyed howlite or serpentine (Most consistent with dyed howlite (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5); exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Tumbled green gemstone, likely dyed howlite or serpentine

Most consistent with dyed howlite (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5); exact identification requires testing

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Jasper (Multi-color Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper (Multi-color Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)

N/A - Image is non-geological (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or Polypropylene (PP)) — Synthetic material (Plastic/Polymer)

N/A - Image is non-geological

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or Polypropylene (PP)

Synthetic material (Plastic/Polymer)

Likely petrified wood or silicified fossil fragment (Silicified wood; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — fossil

Likely petrified wood or silicified fossil fragment

Silicified wood; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

Quartz Sand (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Sand

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Crushed Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crushed Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz-rich pegmatitic rock (likely quartz–feldspar–mica specimen) (Granitic pegmatite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark mica/amphibole) — igneous

Quartz-rich pegmatitic rock (likely quartz–feldspar–mica specimen)

Granitic pegmatite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark mica/amphibole

Gray chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz) (Chalcedony, SiO₂; likely common gray/blue-gray variety) — mineral

Gray chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz)

Chalcedony, SiO₂; likely common gray/blue-gray variety

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Iron-rich)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Iron-rich)

Serpentinite (or Green Quartz Pebble) (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine group) / SiO2 (Quartz mix)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite (or Green Quartz Pebble)

Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine group) / SiO2 (Quartz mix)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Granite (Granite) — Igneous

Granite

Granite

Fossiliferous Sandstone / Fossil Fragment (Fossiliferous Sedimentary Matrix with Indeterminate Fossil Material) — fossil

Fossiliferous Sandstone / Fossil Fragment

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Matrix with Indeterminate Fossil Material

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

Flint

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)