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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

Red Sandstone (with possible iron oxide staining) (Sandstone (primarily Quartz with Hematite/Goethite cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone (with possible iron oxide staining)

Sandstone (primarily Quartz with Hematite/Goethite cement)

Dragon Blood Jasper (SiO2) — mineral

Dragon Blood Jasper

SiO2

Tiger's Eye (Mineral Collection) (Tiger's Eye (SiO2 with crocidolite inclusions)) — mineral

Tiger's Eye (Mineral Collection)

Tiger's Eye (SiO2 with crocidolite inclusions)

Moss Agate with Jasper (Chalcedony (SiO2 with inclusions)) — mineral

Moss Agate with Jasper

Chalcedony (SiO2 with inclusions)

Quartz in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolite or Granite matrix) — igneous

Quartz in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolite or Granite matrix

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Sedimentary Rock)

Jasper (Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2) — sedimentary or metamorphic

Jasper

Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2

sedimentary or metamorphic

Sandstone (likely Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Granite River Rock (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)) — igneous

Granite River Rock

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)

Banded Sedimentary Rock (Wishbone Stone / Banded Quartzite or Limestone) (Silicified limestone or banded sedimentary rock with mineral veins) — sedimentary

Banded Sedimentary Rock (Wishbone Stone / Banded Quartzite or Limestone)

Silicified limestone or banded sedimentary rock with mineral veins

Granite Cobble / Gneiss (River Rock) (Granitic Gneiss / Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite Cobble / Gneiss (River Rock)

Granitic Gneiss / Felsic Igneous Rock

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Pebble) (Quartz (SiO2) with sandstone or siltstone matrix) — metamorphic/igneous transition

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Pebble)

Quartz (SiO2) with sandstone or siltstone matrix

metamorphic/igneous transition

Gneiss (Gneiss (a type of metamorphic rock)) — Metamorphic Rock

Gneiss

Gneiss (a type of metamorphic rock)

Metamorphic Rock

Diorite (Diorite (intermediate plutonic rock)) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite (intermediate plutonic rock)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz/Feldspar grains cemented together)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz/Feldspar grains cemented together)

Vesicular Basalt (Scoria) (Vesicular Basalt) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)

Vesicular Basalt

Quartz Druzy on Matrix (SiO2) — mineral

Quartz Druzy on Matrix

SiO2

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Greenstone (Metabasalt / Greenschist facies rock) — Metamorphic

Greenstone

Metabasalt / Greenschist facies rock

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Fossilized Coral (Cnidaria (Hexacorallia)) — fossil

Fossilized Coral

Cnidaria (Hexacorallia)

Granodiorite (River Pebble) (Granodiorite) — igneous

Granodiorite (River Pebble)

Granodiorite

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Chalcedony (likely iron-stained agate) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony/agate)) — mineral

Chalcedony (likely iron-stained agate)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony/agate)

Basalt (Extrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive igneous rock

Wishing Stone (Basalt/Metabasalt with Quartz-Feldspar Vein) (Veined Metabasalt / Veined Greywacke) — metamorphic

Wishing Stone (Basalt/Metabasalt with Quartz-Feldspar Vein)

Veined Metabasalt / Veined Greywacke

Basalt (Concrete Aggregate) (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt (Concrete Aggregate)

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Agate (SiO2) — Mineral

Agate

SiO2

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Weathered sandstone cobble (Quartz-rich sandstone, primarily SiO₂ with clay/iron-oxide cement) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone cobble

Quartz-rich sandstone, primarily SiO₂ with clay/iron-oxide cement

Quartzite with Chlorite/Epidote (Metamorphosed Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Chlorite/Epidote

Metamorphosed Quartzite (SiO2)

Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment) (Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment)

Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)

Sedimentary Rock

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive Igneous Rock

Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive Igneous Rock

Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive Igneous Rock

Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyry (Porphyritic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyry

Porphyritic Igneous Rock

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tanzanite (Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))) — gemstone

Tanzanite

Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))