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Man Made Material (Metal)

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

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Opalite

Platinum

Gold

Copper

Silver

Peat

Map Jasper

Goldstone

Blue Goldstone

Mandarin Garnet

Mandarin Garnet

Dunite

Andalusite

Rainbow aura quartz cluster (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), artificially coated with a thin metallic film) — mineral

Rainbow aura quartz cluster

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), artificially coated with a thin metallic film

Onyx (Black) and Mother of Pearl Inlay (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for Onyx; Aragonite (CaCO3) for Mother of Pearl) — mineral

Onyx (Black) and Mother of Pearl Inlay

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for Onyx; Aragonite (CaCO3) for Mother of Pearl

Red Slag Glass (Cullet) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants) — Antropogenic (Man-made material)

Red Slag Glass (Cullet)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants

Antropogenic (Man-made material)

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

Chert (Chert / Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Cherty Shale / Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Cherty Shale / Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Dark igneous rock, likely basalt (Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and possibly olivine) — igneous

Dark igneous rock, likely basalt

Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and possibly olivine

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Sandstone (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphosed Sandstone (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Hematitic Sandstone (Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Hematite) staining) — sedimentary

Hematitic Sandstone

Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Hematite) staining

Iron meteorite candidate (Likely iron-rich meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron meteorite; confirmation requires testing) — meteorite

Iron meteorite candidate

Likely iron-rich meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron meteorite; confirmation requires testing

Fossiliferous limestone (likely ammonite/gastropod-bearing) (Bioclastic limestone; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous limestone (likely ammonite/gastropod-bearing)

Bioclastic limestone; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)

Quartz-rich hydrothermal ore rock, likely gold-bearing quartz vein (Milky quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and probable sulfide minerals; host rock may be schist or altered granite) — metamorphic

Quartz-rich hydrothermal ore rock, likely gold-bearing quartz vein

Milky quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and probable sulfide minerals; host rock may be schist or altered granite

Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Rose Quartz and Lepidolite in Pegmatite (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Lithium-rich Mica (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(F,OH)2)) — igneous

Rose Quartz and Lepidolite in Pegmatite

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Lithium-rich Mica (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(F,OH)2)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Rough Diamond (Pure Carbon (C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Pure Carbon (C)

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

Chert (specifically Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Polished River Pebble) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Polished River Pebble)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Peach Moonstone (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8); variety of Orthoclase Feldspar) — mineral

Peach Moonstone

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8); variety of Orthoclase Feldspar

Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete) (Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)) — man-made rock (technosol)

Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)

Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)

man-made rock (technosol)

Rainbow Hematite (Man-made/Treated) (Tumbled Hematite with Titanium/Anodized coating (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)) — mineral

Rainbow Hematite (Man-made/Treated)

Tumbled Hematite with Titanium/Anodized coating (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Lepidolite (Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Lepidolite

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)

Likely iron-rich rock or metallic mineral fragment (Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite-rich material or weathered iron meteorite fragment) — mineral

Likely iron-rich rock or metallic mineral fragment

Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite-rich material or weathered iron meteorite fragment

Quartz Vein in Schist / Gneiss Metamorphic Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in metamorphic schist host rock) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Schist / Gneiss Metamorphic Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in metamorphic schist host rock

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

Sandstone Pebble

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Sandstone (with potential Arkose/Lithic characteristics) (Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with potential Arkose/Lithic characteristics)

Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)