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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

Goldstone (Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.) — Manufactured Glass (Simulant)

Goldstone

Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.

Manufactured Glass (Simulant)

Blue-green chrysocolla rough specimen (Chrysocolla, hydrated copper aluminosilicate; commonly associated with malachite, quartz, and limonite) — mineral

Blue-green chrysocolla rough specimen

Chrysocolla, hydrated copper aluminosilicate; commonly associated with malachite, quartz, and limonite

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite / SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite / SiO2)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

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

Banded Flint / Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (in Ring Setting) (Diamond (C)) — gemstone

Diamond (in Ring Setting)

Diamond (C)

Chert (Commonly known as Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Commonly known as Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (varieties: Flint or Jasper) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties: Flint or Jasper)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz

Banded Chert (River Stone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (River Stone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Commonly known as Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Commonly known as Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Common Chert Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Common Chert Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled greenstone, likely nephrite jade (Nephrite jade (interlocking tremolite–actinolite amphibole; Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂)) — metamorphic

Tumbled greenstone, likely nephrite jade

Nephrite jade (interlocking tremolite–actinolite amphibole; Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 composition dominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 composition dominant)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)

Chert (and/or Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and/or Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)

Native copper nugget (Copper (Cu), commonly with cuprite and copper-oxide alteration) — mineral

Native copper nugget

Copper (Cu), commonly with cuprite and copper-oxide alteration

Granite / Diorite (Granodiorite) (Granodiorite / Quartz Diorite) — igneous

Granite / Diorite (Granodiorite)

Granodiorite / Quartz Diorite

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (complex of lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (complex of lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow/Tan variety) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow/Tan variety)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert Nodule (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Diamond (Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)

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

Coquina

Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)

Gold (10K Alloy) (Aurum (Au) with alloying metals (Cu, Ag, Zn)) — mineral

Gold (10K Alloy)

Aurum (Au) with alloying metals (Cu, Ag, Zn)

Milky or Iron-Stained Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky or Iron-Stained Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Mica-rich schist (Muscovite–biotite schist, commonly quartz-bearing) — metamorphic

Mica-rich schist

Muscovite–biotite schist, commonly quartz-bearing

Aura Quartz (Cranberry or Magenta Aura Quartz) (Silicon dioxide coated with titanium/niobium (SiO2)) — mineral

Aura Quartz (Cranberry or Magenta Aura Quartz)

Silicon dioxide coated with titanium/niobium (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (with iron oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (with iron oxide cement)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

Pearl and Garnet Glass (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass) — mineral and glass

Pearl and Garnet Glass

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass

mineral and glass

Synthetic Marbled Aggregate (Footwear Component) (Ethylene-vinyl acetate (Croslite™)) — not a rock (man-made polymer)

Synthetic Marbled Aggregate (Footwear Component)

Ethylene-vinyl acetate (Croslite™)

not a rock (man-made polymer)

Chert (Siltstone / Flint) (SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Chert (Siltstone / Flint)

SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Zircon (Zircon (Zirconium Silicate, ZrSiO4)) — mineral

Zircon

Zircon (Zirconium Silicate, ZrSiO4)