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Anthropogenic (Man Made Material Processed By Nature)

Browse anthropogenic (man made material processed by nature) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Opalite

Goldstone

Blue Goldstone

Dunite

Zincite

Emerald Crystal

Emerald Crystal

Orange Obsidian

Diamond

Lavender Obsidian

Electric Blue Obsidian

Tripolite

Violet Obsidian

Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate (MnSiO₃)) — mineral

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (MnSiO₃)

Tumbled quartz (likely rose or milky quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled quartz (likely rose or milky quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Sand (Siliciclastic sediment / Quartz sand (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sand

Siliciclastic sediment / Quartz sand (SiO2)

Quartz vein in Schist (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host) — metamorphic

Quartz vein in Schist

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant) (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)

Carbon (C)

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

Sandstone (Pebble)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Slate (Metamorphosed Shale (Fine-grained Foliated Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Slate

Metamorphosed Shale (Fine-grained Foliated Metamorphic Rock)

Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone) (Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Ferruginous Sandstone)

Sandstone (SiO2 predominant)

Smoky quartz (Quartz (SiO₂), naturally irradiated brown variety) — mineral

Smoky quartz

Quartz (SiO₂), naturally irradiated brown variety

Chert / Flint (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Argillite (Argillite (Fine-grained sedimentary rock composed mostly of clay-sized particles)) — sedimentary

Argillite

Argillite (Fine-grained sedimentary rock composed mostly of clay-sized particles)

Chert Nodule / Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Basalt (Greenstone/Water-worn Pebble) (Basalt (containing Chlorite/Epidote)) — igneous

Basalt (Greenstone/Water-worn Pebble)

Basalt (containing Chlorite/Epidote)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Arenite (Silicon Dioxide with various mineral cements)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Silicon Dioxide with various mineral cements)

Sandstone (Weathered Pebble) (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Quartz Sand Gravel (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Sand Gravel

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (with potential iron mineralization) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with potential iron mineralization)

Arenite

Drupa or Druzy Quartz on Geode Fragment (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Drupa or Druzy Quartz on Geode Fragment

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone/Quartzite (Sedimentary Rock (composed mainly of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone/Quartzite

Sedimentary Rock (composed mainly of SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartz-rich) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz, SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartz Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)