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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

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (High-silica natural glass)) — mineraloid

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (High-silica natural glass)

Chert Nodules (with Flint core) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules (with Flint core)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Gastropod Shell (Class Gastropoda (Fossil)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Gastropod Shell

Class Gastropoda (Fossil)

Yellow Ochre / Limonite (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — Mineral

Yellow Ochre / Limonite

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Ochre / Limonite (Limonite (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Yellow Ochre / Limonite

Limonite (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Chert (Nodular Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Tumbled jasper, likely red/brown jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored chiefly by iron oxides) — mineral

Tumbled jasper, likely red/brown jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored chiefly by iron oxides

Scoria (Scoria (Vesicular Basaltic Rock)) — igneous

Scoria

Scoria (Vesicular Basaltic Rock)

Tumbled green-and-white stone, likely serpentine (Serpentinite; mainly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnesite or talc) — metamorphic

Tumbled green-and-white stone, likely serpentine

Serpentinite; mainly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnesite or talc

Synthetic Sapphire and Ion-X Glass (Single-crystal Alumina (Al2O3) and Ion-strengthened Aluminosilicate Glass) — mineral

Synthetic Sapphire and Ion-X Glass

Single-crystal Alumina (Al2O3) and Ion-strengthened Aluminosilicate Glass

Chert (specifically Tan Chert or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Tan Chert or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert/Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert/Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow jasper or polished yellow chalcedony (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, likely iron-stained jasper/chalcedony) — mineral

Yellow jasper or polished yellow chalcedony

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, likely iron-stained jasper/chalcedony

Chalky limestone (Micritic calcite limestone; predominantly CaCO₃) — sedimentary

Chalky limestone

Micritic calcite limestone; predominantly CaCO₃

Amethyst quartz cluster (Quartz, SiO₂; purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation) — mineral

Amethyst quartz cluster

Quartz, SiO₂; purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation

Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Diamond (in Ring Setting) (Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)) — gemstone

Diamond (in Ring Setting)

Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)

Chert (Concretion or Nodular Variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Concretion or Nodular Variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) with Chalk Cortex (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint) with Chalk Cortex

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sea Shell Fragment (Calcium Carbonate) (Aragonite / Calcite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Sea Shell Fragment (Calcium Carbonate)

Aragonite / Calcite (CaCO3)

Blue Apatite (Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

Chert (Opaline or Microcrystalline Jasper/Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Opaline or Microcrystalline Jasper/Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone) (Epidote-bearing Metabasalt) — metamorphic

Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone)

Epidote-bearing Metabasalt

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Chalcedony (Agate Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint when dark) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone) — sedimentary

Coquina

Bioclastic Limestone

Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx') (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx')

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Chert Nodule)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tufa (Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Tufa

Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)