Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
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Browse anthropogenic (man made product subject to geological processes) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Polyester mesh and Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) polymer
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
Pink Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Man-made earbud charging case (Not a rock or mineral)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with electronic components
Rose Quartz Carving
Quartum roseum (Variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Man-made Blank Ammunition (Brass)
CuZn (Cartridge Brass - roughly 70% Copper, 30% Zinc)
Clay Brick
Ceramic structural unit (Al2O3·2SiO2·2H2O as precursor)
Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Asphalt
Asphalt concrete (engineered material, not a naturally occurring rock/mineral in this form)
Goldstone (Red/Brown)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (Byproduct of Smelting)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Clay (as a rock-forming material)
Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Obsidian Arrowhead
Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2)
Diamond Plate (Steel)
Alloyed Carbon Steel or Aluminum with 'Durbar' pattern
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Titanium Coated Aura Quartz (Apple Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition Coating
Cubic Zirconia (Man-made)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) with Enamel and Metal Alloy
Pyrite with Limonite/Goethite Alteration (Pseudomorph)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) transitioning to Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Terracotta (Man-made ceramic brick fragment)
Baked clay / High-iron ceramic (Silicate-based ceramic)
Popcorn
Zea mays everta (P. Wilson) (Botanical name for the corn variety)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Engineered Quartz Stone
Agglomerated Quartz (SiO2 + Polymer Resin)
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrous Iron Oxide (goethite, lepidocrocite)
Green Glass Slag
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide impurities
Sea Glass (Kelly Green)
Amorphous Silica (Silicon Dioxide with Iron/Chromium additives)
Iron Slag
Ferrous slag (primarily silicates and oxides of calcium, iron, and magnesium)
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Guitar Components (Steel, Nickel, Plastic, Wood)
Limonite
Hydrous Iron Oxide (often Goethite FeO(OH), Lepidocrocite γ-FeO(OH), and other amorphous iron oxyhydroxides)