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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

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement Fe2O3)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz grains)

Greenschist (Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)

Green Common Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Green Common Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Sandstone (Red Sandstone) (Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Red Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)

Septarian Nodule (Galt) (Calcareous concretion / Septarian concretion) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule (Galt)

Calcareous concretion / Septarian concretion

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Picture Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)

Snowflake Obsidian (Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2)

Shale (Laminated Mudstone) — sedimentary

Shale

Laminated Mudstone

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) with marine fossils

Sandstone (with potential iron-oxide staining) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with potential iron-oxide staining)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Porphyritic Basalt (Chinese Writing Stone or Flower Stone) (Porphyritic Basalt / Porphyry) — igneous

Porphyritic Basalt (Chinese Writing Stone or Flower Stone)

Porphyritic Basalt / Porphyry

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Conglomerate (SiO2, CaCO3 dominant)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clastic Sedimentary Conglomerate (SiO2, CaCO3 dominant)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 grains)

Lepidolite on Pegmatite (Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) in Granitic Pegmatite) — igneous

Lepidolite on Pegmatite

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) in Granitic Pegmatite

Quartz Pebble (with probable inclusions or staining) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (with probable inclusions or staining)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Iron-rich) (Arenite (with Hematite cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone (Iron-rich)

Arenite (with Hematite cement)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Quartz / Common Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz / Common Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Snowflake Obsidian (Obsidian (volcanic glass) with Cristobalite inclusions) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Obsidian (volcanic glass) with Cristobalite inclusions

Sandstone with Desert Varnish (Arenite with Ferromanganese patina) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Desert Varnish

Arenite with Ferromanganese patina

Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary (Conglomerate)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clastic Sedimentary (Conglomerate)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Fossiliferous Calclutite / Bio-calcarenite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Fossiliferous Calclutite / Bio-calcarenite (CaCO3)

Thunderegg (specifically a Jasper/Agate-filled Geode nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolitic Matrix) — igneous

Thunderegg (specifically a Jasper/Agate-filled Geode nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolitic Matrix