Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous Concrete / Pavement
man-made (synthetic rock)
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Man Made (Synthetic Rock)
Browse man made (synthetic rock) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z
Synthetic Polymer (Synthetic Material)
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
mineral
Synthetic Resin Charm (Seal Shape)
Polymer Resin with plastic glitter / Polyethylene terephthalate glitters
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
mineraloid
N/A - Non-Geological Item
not a rock/mineral
Concrete Paver (Artificial Cementitious Rock)
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate
Sedimentary (Synthetic)
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
mineraloid (synthetic)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Asphalt / Road Aggregate
Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)
sedimentary
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Synthetic/Man-made Glass
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Mineral (Synthetic/Man-made)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Non-geological / Synthetic
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
not a rock
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Synthetic Mineral Simulant / Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Man-made Object (Ring)
Synthetic Resin / Plastic Figurine
Synthetic Polymer (Copolymer of Polyethylene or Resin)
Mineraloid-like Synthetic Material
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Mineral (Synthetic / Man-made)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
mineral
Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation)
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide
Synthetic/Man-made Polymer
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineraloid (synthetic)
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Synthetic (Man-made Glass)
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
mineral
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Synthetic / Textile
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
mineral
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
not a rock
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Synthetic (Ceramic)
Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
mineral
Cultured Marble (Synthetic)
Polymer-matrix composite (typically calcium carbonate in polyester resin)
Synthetic / Composite Material
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
mineral
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
not a rock
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
N/A
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Non-geological