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Industrial Byproduct (Anthropogenic Rock Like Material)

Browse industrial byproduct (anthropogenic rock like material) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Argillite

Dunite

Porcelanite

Felsite

Granulite

Metarhyolite

Limonite

Orbicular Granite

Orbicular Granite

Bauxite

Granodiorite

Metabasalt

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Artifact) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Artifact)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Obsidian Arrowhead (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian Arrowhead

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Possible tektite or volcanic glass specimen (Natural silica glass; composition commonly near SiO₂, but exact identification requires chemical testing) — mineral

Possible tektite or volcanic glass specimen

Natural silica glass; composition commonly near SiO₂, but exact identification requires chemical testing

Concrete (Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)) — sedimentary (anthropogenic / man-made)

Concrete

Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)

sedimentary (anthropogenic / man-made)

Green Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica / Glassy Blast Furnace Slag) — Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)

Green Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica / Glassy Blast Furnace Slag

Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)

Chert (Arrowhead/Projectile Point) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead/Projectile Point)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Multi-colored) / Sea Glass Slag (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of Iron Oxide) — Sedimentary (if natural Jasper) or Artificial (if Slag)

Jasper (Multi-colored) / Sea Glass Slag

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of Iron Oxide

Sedimentary (if natural Jasper) or Artificial (if Slag)

Conglomerate (Asphaltic/Anthropogenic) (Clastic sedimentary rock / Bituminous mixture) — sedimentary

Conglomerate (Asphaltic/Anthropogenic)

Clastic sedimentary rock / Bituminous mixture

Yellow Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead)

Chert (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxides) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxides

Asphalt (Road Aggregate) (Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture) — anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)

Asphalt (Road Aggregate)

Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture

anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)

Sandstone (lithic/quartz variant) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 predominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (lithic/quartz variant)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 predominant)

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Bituminous Coal (Coal (Organically derived sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Bituminous Coal

Coal (Organically derived sedimentary rock)

Serpentine (Serpentine group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Serpentine group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

Chert (Arrowhead Debitage or Spall) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Debitage or Spall)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum) (Silicon Carbide (SiC)) — mineral

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)

Silicon Carbide (SiC)

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide) (Silicon Carbide (SiC)) — mineral (synthetic)

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)

Silicon Carbide (SiC)

mineral (synthetic)

Likely slag or metallic industrial byproduct (Unidentified iron-rich ferrous slag; possibly magnetite-bearing slag) — mineral

Likely slag or metallic industrial byproduct

Unidentified iron-rich ferrous slag; possibly magnetite-bearing slag

Chert (Arrowheads) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowheads)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Sandstone)

Sandstone (Iron-stained) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Iron-stained)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Limestone with Iron Oxide Staining (Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Iron Oxide Staining

Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead variety) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead variety)

Chert (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete) (Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)) — not a rock (anthropogenic material/technofossil)

Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)

Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)

not a rock (anthropogenic material/technofossil)

Sandstone (Arenite (specifically Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (specifically Quartz Arenite)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Red Sandstone) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Red Sandstone)

Arenite

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)