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Antropogenic Rock (Man Made)

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

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Likely Slate or Shale) (Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Pelitic host rock) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Likely Slate or Shale)

Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Pelitic host rock

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)

Granite (Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Sandstone (likely with Borings or Vesicular Basalt) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely with Borings or Vesicular Basalt)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cementation)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cementation)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH cement)

Sandstone (River Cobble) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (River Cobble)

Arenite

Limestone (with Iron-Oxide staining) (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (with Iron-Oxide staining)

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz, feldspar, or lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz, feldspar, or lithic fragments)

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite) (Sandstone (Chemical formula: primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)

Sandstone (Chemical formula: primarily SiO2)

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

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

White Quartz Pebble (Milky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz Pebble (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Basalt (Basalt (Igneous Volcanic Rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Igneous Volcanic Rock)

Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Olivine (Peridotite) ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4 (Magnesium Iron Silicate)) — igneous

Olivine (Peridotite)

(Mg, Fe)2SiO4 (Magnesium Iron Silicate)

Porphyritic Rhyolite (Rhyolite (Porphyritic texture)) — igneous

Porphyritic Rhyolite

Rhyolite (Porphyritic texture)

Gold-Bearing Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with Native Gold (SiO2 + Au)) — mineral

Gold-Bearing Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with Native Gold (SiO2 + Au)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

River Rock (Quartz-dominated) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixture with varied clastic sediments) — sedimentary (alluvial deposit)

River Rock (Quartz-dominated)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixture with varied clastic sediments

sedimentary (alluvial deposit)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Felsic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Felsic Rock)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Scoria (Lava Rock) (Scoria (Mafic Volcanic Rock)) — igneous

Scoria (Lava Rock)

Scoria (Mafic Volcanic Rock)

Scoria (Lava Rock) (Scoria (Vesicular Basaltic Rock)) — Igneous

Scoria (Lava Rock)

Scoria (Vesicular Basaltic Rock)

Scoria (Lava Rock) (Mafic Vesicular Volcanic Rock) — igneous

Scoria (Lava Rock)

Mafic Vesicular Volcanic Rock

Lava Rock (Basalt) (Basalt (extrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Lava Rock (Basalt)

Basalt (extrusive igneous rock)

Scoria (Lava Rock) (Scoria (vesicular basaltic rock)) — igneous

Scoria (Lava Rock)

Scoria (vesicular basaltic rock)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Basalt (Basalt (composition predominately plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (composition predominately plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)

Granite (Phaneritic plutonic felsic rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic plutonic felsic rock

Basalt (Extrusive mafic igneous rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive mafic igneous rock

Basalt (Extrusive mafic igneous rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive mafic igneous rock

Granite (Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock

Basalt (Extrusive mafic igneous rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive mafic igneous rock

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Moonstone (in a halo ring setting) (Orthoclase Feldspar (containing alternating layers of Albite), (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Moonstone (in a halo ring setting)

Orthoclase Feldspar (containing alternating layers of Albite), (KAlSi3O8)