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Anthropogenic textile material
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Browse anthropogenic (man made material mimicking sedimentary rock) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
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Anthropogenic textile material
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins
Titanium-Coated Hematite (Aura Hematite)
Titanium-bonded Hematite (Fe2O3 with a Ti coating)
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)
Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components
Slag (Anthropogenic Glass/Iron byproduct)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Green sea glass (likely slag glass or bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a naturally occurring mineral
Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings
Small rounded mineral pebble, possibly quartz
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline or crystalline SiO₂ (quartz), potentially with iron-oxide staining
Granite with Cupules / Bedrock Mortars
Granite (felsic intrusive plutonic rock)
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Blue-green cabochon, likely chalcedony or treated glass imitation
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony/possibly chrysoprase); identification uncertain from image
Likely clear quartz pebble or glassy quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Opalite
Man-made Opalized Glass (Synthetic Glass)
Terrazzo (with Marble and Granite fragments)
Cementitious or resinous composite containing Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) and Silicates
Chert (Arrowhead)
Chert (SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicified sedimentary or volcanic rock (primarily SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)
Polished blue glassy mineral specimen, likely sodalite or blue aventurine
Most consistent with sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂), though dyed quartzite or blue glass cannot be excluded from the photograph
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with cobalt and metal flecks
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass)
Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)
Terracotta (Man-made ceramic brick fragment)
Baked clay / High-iron ceramic (Silicate-based ceramic)
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Exposed aggregate concrete (stone-chip surface)
Portland-cement concrete containing natural aggregate; not a natural rock
Sandstone
Arenite (with iron oxide cement)