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Antropogenic Rock (Man Made)

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

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Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Rock Salt

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Opalite

Map Jasper

Goldstone

Anorthosite

Gondite

Dunite

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (typically Silica/Magnesium based with metal additives)) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (typically Silica/Magnesium based with metal additives)

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum) (Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)) — mineral

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)

Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)

Titanium-Coated Hematite (Aura Hematite) (Titanium-bonded Hematite (Fe2O3 with a Ti coating)) — mineral

Titanium-Coated Hematite (Aura Hematite)

Titanium-bonded Hematite (Fe2O3 with a Ti coating)

Green Aventurine (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)

Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition) — mineral

Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition

Green Sea Glass (Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides) — mineraloid / anthropogenic (man-made origin)

Green Sea Glass

Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides

mineraloid / anthropogenic (man-made origin)

Blue Goldstone (Man-made glass with crystalline copper/cobalt inclusions) — mineral

Blue Goldstone

Man-made glass with crystalline copper/cobalt inclusions

Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif) (Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock) — Anthropogenic (Man-made artifact)

Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)

Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock

Anthropogenic (Man-made artifact)

Bismuth Crystal (Bismuth (Bi)) — mineral

Bismuth Crystal

Bismuth (Bi)

Aura Rose Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Titanium/Gold coating)) — mineral

Aura Rose Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Titanium/Gold coating)

Cubic Zirconia (Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — gemstone

Cubic Zirconia

Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating) — mineral

Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating

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

Titanium Aura Quartz

Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Crackle Agate / Dyed Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Crackle Agate / Dyed Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Goldstone (aventurine glass) (Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)) — mineral

Goldstone (aventurine glass)

Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)

Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur) (Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)) — not a rock

Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)

Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)

Dyed Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Dyed Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Fossiliferous limestone with colonial coral (Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing fossil tabulate or rugose coral colonies) — fossil

Fossiliferous limestone with colonial coral

Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing fossil tabulate or rugose coral colonies

Tumbled milky quartz (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled milky quartz

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

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)

Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete) (Bituminous aggregate) — sedimentary

Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)

Bituminous aggregate

Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions) — Synthetic/Man-made Glass

Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions

Synthetic/Man-made Glass

White quartz pebble or chip (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz) — mineral

White quartz pebble or chip

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz

Unidentified translucent crystal/mineral fragment (Likely quartz (SiO₂), but visual identification is uncertain) — mineral

Unidentified translucent crystal/mineral fragment

Likely quartz (SiO₂), but visual identification is uncertain

Tumbled white chalcedony (likely milky quartz) (Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled white chalcedony (likely milky quartz)

Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

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

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) — mineral

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)) — mineraloid (man-made glass)

Goldstone (Brown)

Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)

mineraloid (man-made glass)

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

Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear quartz fragment (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Clear quartz fragment

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalised Glass) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Opalised Glass

Clear quartz crystal (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Clear quartz crystal

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Magnetic Hematite (Man-made) (Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) with Barium-Strontium Ferrite) — mineral

Magnetic Hematite (Man-made)

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) with Barium-Strontium Ferrite

Opalite (a synthetic glass) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant) — Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)

Opalite (a synthetic glass)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant

Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)

Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct) (Anthropogenic Glassy Residue) — not a natural rock

Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)

Anthropogenic Glassy Residue

not a natural rock

Goldstone (likely red/brown aventurine glass) (Man-made aventurine glass; copper-bearing silicate glass (not a natural mineral)) — mineral

Goldstone (likely red/brown aventurine glass)

Man-made aventurine glass; copper-bearing silicate glass (not a natural mineral)

Dyed or synthetic turquoise-blue glass-like specimen (Likely man-made colored glass or resin; exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Dyed or synthetic turquoise-blue glass-like specimen

Likely man-made colored glass or resin; exact identification requires testing

N/A - Man-made object (Jewelry Chain) (Antiqued or Oxidized Metal Chain (often Steel or Brass)) — Mineral (processed metal)

N/A - Man-made object (Jewelry Chain)

Antiqued or Oxidized Metal Chain (often Steel or Brass)

Mineral (processed metal)

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

Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)