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Anthropogenic Material (Man Made Rock)

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

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Rock Gypsum

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Opalite

Dunite

Goldstone

Anorthosite

Gondite

Limestone

Albitite

Coquina

Melteigite

Blue Goldstone

Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2

Goldstone (Brown) (Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)) — mineraloid (man-made glass)

Goldstone (Brown)

Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)

mineraloid (man-made glass)

Dyed Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Dyed Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Iron Slag (Anthropogenic Ferro-silicate) — mineral

Iron Slag

Anthropogenic Ferro-silicate

Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limpets Shell / Fossil Specimen (Patellogastropoda (Class)) — fossil

Limpets Shell / Fossil Specimen

Patellogastropoda (Class)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead Artifact) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Artifact)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pink Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)

Cupronickel (on a 1981 Mexico 20 Pesos coin) (Copper-Nickel Alloy (Cu75Ni25)) — mineral

Cupronickel (on a 1981 Mexico 20 Pesos coin)

Copper-Nickel Alloy (Cu75Ni25)

Libyan Desert Glass (Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2) — mineral

Libyan Desert Glass

Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2

Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated) (Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)) — mineral (refined metal)

Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated)

Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)

mineral (refined metal)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made) (SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)) — Amorphous Solid

Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)

SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)

Amorphous Solid

Opalite (Synthetic Opalised Glass) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Opalised Glass

Sea Glass (Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)) — sedimentary

Sea Glass

Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)

Sandstone (Arenite (with iron oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (with iron oxide cement)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone Concretion (Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Aura Quartz (Titanium/Rainbow Quartz) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with metallic coating) — mineral

Aura Quartz (Titanium/Rainbow Quartz)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with metallic coating

Granite / Diorite (Granodiorite) (Granodiorite / Quartz Diorite) — igneous

Granite / Diorite (Granodiorite)

Granodiorite / Quartz Diorite

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants) — Mineraloid (synthetic)

Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants

Mineraloid (synthetic)

Diamond (in a gold ring) (Diamond (pure carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond (in a gold ring)

Diamond (pure carbon, C)

Libyan Desert Glass (Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)) — mineral (impactite)

Libyan Desert Glass

Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)

mineral (impactite)

Chert (and Agate/Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Agate/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Goldstone (Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)) — Synthetic Glass

Blue Goldstone

Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)

Synthetic Glass

Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Aura Quartz

Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)) — mineraloid (man-made)

Opalite

Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)

mineraloid (man-made)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 composition dominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 composition dominant)

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)

Aqua Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Aqua Aura Quartz

Titanium/Gold-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Opalite (Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)) — mineraloid (synthetic)

Opalite

Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)

mineraloid (synthetic)

Opalite (Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)) — Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)

Opalite

Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)

Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver) — mineral

Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)