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Man Made (Synthetic Rock)

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

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Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Asphalt Rock

Rock Salt

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Opalite

Zincite

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Lead Feldspar

Goldstone

Anorthosite

Sandstone (Quartz-rich) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite

Fluorite on Matrix (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite on Matrix

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Basalt Porphyry (Porphyritic Basalt) — igneous

Basalt Porphyry

Porphyritic Basalt

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the Serpentine group)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the Serpentine group)

White Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Sandstone (Greywacke) (Arenite / Wacke (Mainly SiO2 with various lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke)

Arenite / Wacke (Mainly SiO2 with various lithic fragments)

Granular Sandstone (Arenite (variable composition, primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Granular Sandstone

Arenite (variable composition, primarily SiO2)

Limestone (Micritic) (Sedimentary rock mainly composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Micritic)

Sedimentary rock mainly composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Granite (Granite (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (SiO2 based typically)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (SiO2 based typically)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Granite (Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 rich)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 rich)

Basalt (River Rock) (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt (River Rock)

Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (SiO2 dominated)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (SiO2 dominated)

Riverstone (Gray Basalt) (Basalt (Maier-type or generic)) — igneous

Riverstone (Gray Basalt)

Basalt (Maier-type or generic)

Granodiorite (Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granodiorite

Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Porphyritic Basalt (Aphanitic-Porphyritic Basalt) — igneous

Porphyritic Basalt

Aphanitic-Porphyritic Basalt

Quartz Vein in Basalt or Porphyry (Silicate-veined volcanic rock) — igneous

Quartz Vein in Basalt or Porphyry

Silicate-veined volcanic rock

Basalt Pebble / Black River Stone (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)) — igneous

Basalt Pebble / Black River Stone

Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)

Green Jasper Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Green Jasper Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities

K-feldspar Granite / Red Granite Fragment (Alkali feldspar granite (Plutonic igneous rock)) — igneous

K-feldspar Granite / Red Granite Fragment

Alkali feldspar granite (Plutonic igneous rock)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz-veined Granite or Gneiss Pebble (Silicate-rich metamorphic rock fragment) — metamorphic

Quartz-veined Granite or Gneiss Pebble

Silicate-rich metamorphic rock fragment

Quartz Vein in Greenstone (Metamorphic rock with quartz vein (SiO2 / mixed silicates)) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Greenstone

Metamorphic rock with quartz vein (SiO2 / mixed silicates)

Sandstone and River Pebbles (Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone / Quartzite / Chert)) — sedimentary

Sandstone and River Pebbles

Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone / Quartzite / Chert)

Quartz Pebble (Tumbled / River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble (Tumbled / River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Quartzite Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble (Quartzite Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Desert Rose (Barite Rose / Gypsum Rose) (Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Hydrated Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Desert Rose (Barite Rose / Gypsum Rose)

Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Hydrated Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)

River Pebble (Granitic Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (Lithic Arenite)) — sedimentary

River Pebble (Granitic Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (Lithic Arenite)

Generic Pebble / Rock Fragment (Lithic fragment / Weathered rock) — sedimentary

Generic Pebble / Rock Fragment

Lithic fragment / Weathered rock

Pink Granite (Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)

Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic Volcanic Rock

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock

Basalt (Weathered) (Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt (Weathered)

Mafic Igneous Rock

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock

Basalt (Weathered) (Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt (Weathered)

Mafic Igneous Rock

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock

Basalt (River Stone) (Mafic volcanic rock) — igneous

Basalt (River Stone)

Mafic volcanic rock