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Antropogenic Rock (Man Made)

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

Milky Quartz (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Limestone with Algal/Lichen Colonization (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Algal/Lichen Colonization

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

sedimentary
Chert / River Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / River Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Milky Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Agate (Chalcedony Variation) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Chalcedony Variation)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Fossiliferous Shale (with Vertebrate Bones) (Laminated Mudstone containing Fossilized Bone (Apatite)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Shale (with Vertebrate Bones)

Laminated Mudstone containing Fossilized Bone (Apatite)

sedimentary
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2 + Fe3+)) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2 + Fe3+)

mineral
Copper Ore (with Malachite and Azurite) (Hydroxide copper carbonate (Cu2CO3(OH)2 / Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)) — mineral

Copper Ore (with Malachite and Azurite)

Hydroxide copper carbonate (Cu2CO3(OH)2 / Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)

mineral
Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Pebble (river rock/beach pebble) (Pebble (clast size class)) — Sedimentary Rock

Pebble (river rock/beach pebble)

Pebble (clast size class)

Sedimentary Rock
Unakite (Unakite (Epidote-Feldspar rock)) — Metamorphic rock

Unakite

Unakite (Epidote-Feldspar rock)

Metamorphic rock
Granite (tumbled pebble) (Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)) — Igneous Rock

Granite (tumbled pebble)

Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)

Igneous Rock
Granite (weathered/river-tumbled) (Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)) — Igneous Rock

Granite (weathered/river-tumbled)

Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)

Igneous Rock
Pyrite on Limestone (Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix) — sedimentary (matrix) / mineral (inclusion)

Pyrite on Limestone

Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix

sedimentary (matrix) / mineral (inclusion)
Pyrite in Shale (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

mineral
Gastropod Steinkern (Fossilized Snail Cast) (Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda (Commonly CaCO3 or SiO2 after replacement)) — Sedimentary

Gastropod Steinkern (Fossilized Snail Cast)

Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda (Commonly CaCO3 or SiO2 after replacement)

Sedimentary
Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

igneous
Basalt (Basalt (Volcanic Mafic Rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Volcanic Mafic Rock)

igneous
Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

sedimentary
Almandine Garnet in Matrix (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — metamorphic

Almandine Garnet in Matrix

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

metamorphic
Granitic Pegmatite (Pegmatite (Quartz: SiO2, Feldspar: KAlSi3O8, Mica: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — Igneous

Granitic Pegmatite

Pegmatite (Quartz: SiO2, Feldspar: KAlSi3O8, Mica: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Igneous
Vesicular Basalt (Iron-rich) (Scoriaceous Basalt / Oxidized Vesicular Basalt) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (Iron-rich)

Scoriaceous Basalt / Oxidized Vesicular Basalt

igneous
Carnelian (Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian (Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

sedimentary
Citrine (Heat-Treated Amethyst) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine (Heat-Treated Amethyst)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Gneiss with Quartz Vein (Gneiss containing Quartz (SiO2) filler) — metamorphic

Gneiss with Quartz Vein

Gneiss containing Quartz (SiO2) filler

metamorphic
Graveler (Fictional Interpretation) (Mons calcarius anthropomorphus) — igneous

Graveler (Fictional Interpretation)

Mons calcarius anthropomorphus

igneous
Carnelian Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

mineral
Carnelian Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

sedimentary
Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

metamorphic
Brachiopod Fossil (Spiriferid) (Phylum Brachiopoda, Order Spiriferida (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)) — sedimentary (fossilized organic remains)

Brachiopod Fossil (Spiriferid)

Phylum Brachiopoda, Order Spiriferida (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)

sedimentary (fossilized organic remains)
Sandstone (Greywacke/Siltstone variant) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2 and Feldspar)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke/Siltstone variant)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2 and Feldspar)

sedimentary
Pink Granite / Gneiss (Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite) with Gneissic banding) — igneous / metamorphic

Pink Granite / Gneiss

Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite) with Gneissic banding

igneous / metamorphic
Milky Quartz (among River Rock) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — Mineral

Milky Quartz (among River Rock)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Mineral
Jasper (with Agate/Chalcedony inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper (with Agate/Chalcedony inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Pink Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-Feldspar, Quartz, and Mica)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-Feldspar, Quartz, and Mica)

igneous
Jasper (Red/Yellow) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper (Red/Yellow)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

sedimentary
Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Granite (Plutonic felsic igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Plutonic felsic igneous rock

igneous
Tiger's Eye (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Goethite/Limonite)) — Metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Goethite/Limonite)

Metamorphic
River Stone (likely Quartzite or Chert) (Recrystallized Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

River Stone (likely Quartzite or Chert)

Recrystallized Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

metamorphic