Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
mineral
Category
Man Made
Browse man made specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
N/A - Non-Geological Item
not a rock/mineral
Transit Token (RTD Denver)
Nickel-plated brass or bronze alloy (Cu-Sn-Zn-Ni)
not a rock or mineral (anthropogenic material)
Metal Chain Belt with Square Plates
Not applicable (man-made)
Man-made Object (Metalwork)
Quartz pebble (Quartztite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Titanium-coated Metal Cube (Man-made Fidget Toy)
Titanium-anodized or electroplated alloy (e.g., Ti-coated Zinc or Aluminum)
Mineral alternative / Synthetic
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony
sedimentary
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
mineral
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Man-made Object (Ring)
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
N/A
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Synthetic (Man-made Glass)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
igneous
Synthetic Resin Charm (Seal Shape)
Polymer Resin with plastic glitter / Polyethylene terephthalate glitters
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
Ocean Jasper Mushroom
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 mixed with various impurities)
mineral
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
mineraloid (synthetic)
One Pound Coin (UK)
Nickel-Brass Alloy (Cu-Zn-Ni)
mineral
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
mineral
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
mineral (impactite)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
mineral
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
igneous/metamorphic (hydrothermal)
ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z
Synthetic Polymer (Synthetic Material)
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
mineral
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
mineral
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
N/A
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
mineral
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Mineral equivalent / Metal Alloy
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate
sedimentary
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Artificial silicate/iron byproduct
Mineral description (Anthropogenic material)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)
Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels
sedimentary (man-made conglomerate)
Concrete Paver (Artificial Cementitious Rock)
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate
Sedimentary (Synthetic)
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Uncertain
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
sedimentary
Porcelain Tile (Sandstone-look)
Man-made Ceramic (resembling Quartz-rich Sandstone)
sedimentary (imitation)
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
mineral (synthetic)
Synthetic Resin / Plastic Figurine
Synthetic Polymer (Copolymer of Polyethylene or Resin)
Mineraloid-like Synthetic Material
Asphalt / Road Aggregate
Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)
sedimentary
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)
mineraloid
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)