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Browse man made material (jewelry, metal alloy) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Opalite

Platinum

Gold

Copper

Silver

Goldstone

Blue Goldstone

Dunite

Zincite

Mint Obsidian

Crimson Obsidian

Lherzolite

Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone) (Epidote-bearing Metabasalt) — metamorphic

Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone)

Epidote-bearing Metabasalt

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Diamond (C) — gemstone

Diamond

C

Chert (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Peridot in Matrix (Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)) — mineral

Peridot in Matrix

Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (SiO2 + Al2O3, Glassy Melts)) — igneous

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (SiO2 + Al2O3, Glassy Melts)

White Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Black Onyx and Mother of Pearl (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) and Nacre (Calcium Carbonate)) — mineral

Black Onyx and Mother of Pearl

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) and Nacre (Calcium Carbonate)

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Black Jasper (Etched) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — mineral

Black Jasper (Etched)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Weathered volcanic rock, likely andesite or basalt (Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; probable andesite–basalt, compositionally dominated by plagioclase with pyroxene and possibly alteration minerals) — igneous

Weathered volcanic rock, likely andesite or basalt

Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; probable andesite–basalt, compositionally dominated by plagioclase with pyroxene and possibly alteration minerals

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Quartz (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Quartz (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions

Honey-colored chalcedony (possibly yellow/orange agate or carnelian) (Chalcedony, a microcrystalline variety of quartz; SiO₂. The color may result from iron-oxide inclusions. Exact identification is uncertain from a photograph alone.) — gemstone

Honey-colored chalcedony (possibly yellow/orange agate or carnelian)

Chalcedony, a microcrystalline variety of quartz; SiO₂. The color may result from iron-oxide inclusions. Exact identification is uncertain from a photograph alone.

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Tiger's Eye (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with crocidolite inclusions), SiO2) — gemstone

Tiger's Eye

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with crocidolite inclusions), SiO2

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia) (Cubic Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)

Cubic Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Picture Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia (Cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); visual confirmation is unavailable) — gemstone

Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia

Cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); visual confirmation is unavailable

Polished greenstone (likely serpentinite) (Serpentinite, chiefly antigorite/lizardite Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, possibly with magnetite) — metamorphic

Polished greenstone (likely serpentinite)

Serpentinite, chiefly antigorite/lizardite Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, possibly with magnetite

Leopard Skin Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Leopard Skin Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

White seed-bead gemstone strand, likely freshwater pearl or shell pearl (Pearl: nacreous calcium carbonate, chiefly aragonite (CaCO₃) in conchiolin; identification uncertain from image) — gemstone

White seed-bead gemstone strand, likely freshwater pearl or shell pearl

Pearl: nacreous calcium carbonate, chiefly aragonite (CaCO₃) in conchiolin; identification uncertain from image

Chert (or possibly Flint) (Chert (variant: Flint)) — Sedimentary

Chert (or possibly Flint)

Chert (variant: Flint)

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)

Honey-colored chalcedony (likely carnelian) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; orange chalcedony colored by iron oxides) — mineral

Honey-colored chalcedony (likely carnelian)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; orange chalcedony colored by iron oxides

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Spherulite inclusions (Amorphous SiO2 + Cristobalite)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass with Spherulite inclusions (Amorphous SiO2 + Cristobalite)

Iron-rich quartzite or ironstone (Ferruginous quartzite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂) with hematite/goethite (Fe₂O₃/FeO(OH))) — metamorphic

Iron-rich quartzite or ironstone

Ferruginous quartzite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂) with hematite/goethite (Fe₂O₃/FeO(OH))

Tumbled green aventurine (Quartz variety, mainly SiO₂ with fuchsite or other mica inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled green aventurine

Quartz variety, mainly SiO₂ with fuchsite or other mica inclusions