Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Category
Browse anthropogenic (man made material mimicking sedimentary rock) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Slate
Metamorphic Pelitic Rock
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite Rock (CaCO3)
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with possible Feldspar)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Chert (Arrowhead/Projectile Point)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varietal Chalcedony or Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Crushed Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (varietal Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
River Pebbles (Chert and Quartzite)
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silica-rich)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Blue goldstone beads
Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous Concrete / Pavement
Opalite crescent pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Painted River Pebble (likely Basalt or Greywacke)
Aphanitic Lithic Clast with Anthropogenic Pigment coating
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Metavolcanic rock
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone
Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Slate
Metamorphic Pelitic Rock
Opalite (a synthetic glass, often confused with Opal)
Silicon dioxide glass (SiO2nH2O, for natural opal)
Jasper / Chert (Red)
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Chert (Chocolate or Brown Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Conglomerate (Asphaltic/Anthropogenic)
Clastic sedimentary rock / Bituminous mixture
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Slag (Industrial Glass/Metal)
Ferrous slag or Glassy silicate byproduct
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite / Diorite (Granodiorite)
Granodiorite / Quartz Diorite
Chert (Arrowhead variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
Sandstone
Arenite