Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
Category
Antropogenic (Man Made Glass Byproduct)
Browse antropogenic (man made glass byproduct) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Dzi Bead (Etched Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with chemical etching
mineral
Libyan Desert Glass
Impact-melt silica glass (SiO2 + traces of Al, Fe, Ti)
mineral (Tektite/Impactite)
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Synthetic (Ceramic)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
igneous
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Man-made Material / Glass
Sandstone-based Concrete Fragment
Cementitious Composite with Sedimentary Aggregate
sedimentary (man-made/anthropogenic)
Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Synthetic material (Not a natural rock/mineral)
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
sedimentary
Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation)
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide
Synthetic/Man-made Polymer
Porcelain (White Ceramic)
Mullite-bearing Vitrified Ceramic (Major phases: Mullite Al6Si2O13, Glassy Silica SiO2)
metamorphic
Chakra Stone Tower (Composite Multi-Mineral)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide composite (SiO2) with various inclusions
mineral
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
sedimentary
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
mineral
Concrete / Conglomerate (Man-made)
Artificial Conglomerate (Cementitious Composite)
sedimentary
Ocean Jasper Mushroom
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 mixed with various impurities)
mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)
man-made rock (technosol)
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland Cement Composite
Anthropogenic (Man-made material mimicking sedimentary rock)
Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition
mineral
Concrete
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate Composite
Anthropogenic Sedimentary (Man-made)
Quartz (Engineered Quartz Surface)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based composite
mineral (man-made composite)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
not a rock (anthropogenic material/technofossil)
Opalite (a synthetic glass, often confused with Opal)
Silicon dioxide glass (SiO2nH2O, for natural opal)
Synthetic (glass)
Pink Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral (synthetic)
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
man-made rock (sedimentary analogue)
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary
Aventurine
Quartz containing inclusions of Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
metamorphic
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)
sedimentary
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Sedimentary (Anthropogenic)
Titanium-Coated Hematite (Aura Hematite)
Titanium-bonded Hematite (Fe2O3 with a Ti coating)
mineral
Ferrous Slag (Iron Smelting By-product)
Fused Siliceous Slag
Anthropogenic Material (Man-made Rock)
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
not a rock
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony
sedimentary
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
mineral
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous Conglomerate / Asphalt Concrete
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated)
Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)
mineral (refined metal)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
sedimentary
Dyed Agate / Painted Stone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
sedimentary (base), then artificial
Cultured Marble (Synthetic)
Polymer-matrix composite (typically calcium carbonate in polyester resin)
Synthetic / Composite Material
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.)
Combined Minerals / Metaphysical stones
Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
mineral