Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement Bit)
Bitumen-bound aggregate (Petrochemical-bound composite)
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Browse anthropogenic specimen (man made) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement Bit)
Bitumen-bound aggregate (Petrochemical-bound composite)
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite (Man-made glass)
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (typically Silica/Magnesium based with metal additives)
Titanium-Coated Hematite (Aura Hematite)
Titanium-bonded Hematite (Fe2O3 with a Ti coating)
Aura Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Titanium/Gold coating)
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony
Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
Chert (specifically a Lithic Flake)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Man-made Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating/dye
Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Mohave Turquoise (Composite/Stabilized)
Hydrated copper aluminium phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) with stabilizing resin and metallic inclusions
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Chert (Arrowhead or Flake)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Ironstone / Calcite Concretion)
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silicate-rich)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
Chakra Stone (Composite / Man-made Bonded Gemstones)
Composite of Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Aventurine, Tiger's Eye, and Jasper (SiO2, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, etc.)
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)