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Man Made Material (Anthropogenic 'Mineraloid')

Browse man made material (anthropogenic 'mineraloid') specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Opalite

Goldstone

Blue Goldstone

Dunite

Zincite

Mint Obsidian

Crimson Obsidian

Lherzolite

Violet Obsidian

Tangerine Obsidian

Pastel Obsidian

Lavender Obsidian

N/A - Man-made object (Jewelry Chain) (Antiqued or Oxidized Metal Chain (often Steel or Brass)) — Mineral (processed metal)

N/A - Man-made object (Jewelry Chain)

Antiqued or Oxidized Metal Chain (often Steel or Brass)

Mineral (processed metal)

Man-made Jewelry Charm (Enameled Metal) (Not a natural mineral; composed of base metal alloy (likely zinc or brass) and epoxy resin/enamel.) — Synthetic / Manufactured Artifact

Man-made Jewelry Charm (Enameled Metal)

Not a natural mineral; composed of base metal alloy (likely zinc or brass) and epoxy resin/enamel.

Synthetic / Manufactured Artifact

Nacre (Mother of Pearl) (Nacre (Biogenic Aragonite/Calcite composite, CaCO3)) — mineral

Nacre (Mother of Pearl)

Nacre (Biogenic Aragonite/Calcite composite, CaCO3)

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone) — sedimentary

Coquina

Bioclastic Limestone

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (varietal Flint) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Common Variety, Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Variety, Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (Alpha-Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (Alpha-Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Chert (Flint Arrowhead) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Arrowhead)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jade (Jadeite or Nephrite) — Mineral/Mineraloid

Jade

Jadeite or Nephrite

Mineral/Mineraloid

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Granite (Granite (Mainly Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Mica KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — Igneous

Granite

Granite (Mainly Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Mica KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Nickel coin (U.S. currency) (Cupronickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel alloy)) — man-made alloy (metallic)

Nickel coin (U.S. currency)

Cupronickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel alloy)

man-made alloy (metallic)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)

Dark rounded pebble, likely basalt or slag (Probable fine-grained mafic rock; possibly basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or industrial iron/steel slag) — igneous

Dark rounded pebble, likely basalt or slag

Probable fine-grained mafic rock; possibly basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or industrial iron/steel slag

Sandstone Pebble (Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Diorite (Gneissic) (Diorite) — igneous

Diorite (Gneissic)

Diorite

Pink Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of orthoclase, quartz, and plagioclase)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of orthoclase, quartz, and plagioclase)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Crushed Stone / Gravel (Aggregatus saxum (variable mineral composition)) — sedimentary

Crushed Stone / Gravel

Aggregatus saxum (variable mineral composition)

Engineered Quartz Stone (Agglomerated Quartz (SiO2 + Polymer Resin)) — mineral-based composite

Engineered Quartz Stone

Agglomerated Quartz (SiO2 + Polymer Resin)

mineral-based composite

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

Flint / Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Chert (and associated river cobbles) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and associated river cobbles)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (and/or Flint) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and/or Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)

Chalk (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chalk

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Goldstone (blue-goldstone–style glass) beads (Artificial aventurine glass, typically silica glass with copper inclusions; not a natural mineral) — mineral

Goldstone (blue-goldstone–style glass) beads

Artificial aventurine glass, typically silica glass with copper inclusions; not a natural mineral

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration) — mineral

Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration

Chert (often called Flint or Agate nodule) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Agate nodule)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion) (Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)) — sedimentary

Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion)

Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)