Titanium-Coated Hematite (Aura Hematite)
Titanium-bonded Hematite (Fe2O3 with a Ti coating)
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Browse anthropogenic (man made material mimicking sedimentary rock) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Titanium-Coated Hematite (Aura Hematite)
Titanium-bonded Hematite (Fe2O3 with a Ti coating)
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Chert (Arrowhead)
Chert (SiO2)
Terrazzo (with Marble and Granite fragments)
Cementitious or resinous composite containing Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) and Silicates
Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings
Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Likely blue-green glassy slag or a weathered mineral fragment
Unidentified; the image does not show diagnostic features sufficient for a mineral identification
Blue-green cabochon, likely chalcedony or treated glass imitation
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony/possibly chrysoprase); identification uncertain from image
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Purple glassy pebble, possibly slag glass
Unidentified; likely man-made glass rather than a natural mineral
Small rounded mineral pebble, possibly quartz
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline or crystalline SiO₂ (quartz), potentially with iron-oxide staining
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with cobalt and metal flecks
Terracotta (Man-made ceramic brick fragment)
Baked clay / High-iron ceramic (Silicate-based ceramic)
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Likely clear quartz pebble or glassy quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Picture Jasper
Silicified sedimentary or volcanic rock (primarily SiO2)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Granite with Cupules / Bedrock Mortars
Granite (felsic intrusive plutonic rock)
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
Blue glassy-looking specimen, possibly dyed or coated mineral
Not identifiable from the photograph; possibilities include dyed quartz or glassy slag, but composition cannot be established visually.
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Blue cabochon, likely dyed or synthetic material
Undetermined; possibly dyed chalcedony (SiO₂), glass, or synthetic corundum
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Likely iron-rich slag or weathered ironstone fragment
Uncertain; possibly iron oxide–rich material (hematite/goethite) or industrial iron slag
Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass)
Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by wave action)
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Synthetic Costume Accessory (Non-Geological)
Polyester and Acrylic Fiber (Anthropogenic polymer)
Green Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (weathered)
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
Exposed aggregate concrete (stone-chip surface)
Portland-cement concrete containing natural aggregate; not a natural rock
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Agate and millefiori glass jewelry
Agate: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); millefiori element appears to be man-made glass
Sandstone
Arenite (with iron oxide cement)