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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

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Green Chert or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green Chert or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (varietal Chalcedony or Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal Chalcedony or Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

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

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Olivine (Peridot) (Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) — mineral

Olivine (Peridot)

Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

Gold and Silver (Metal Components of an Antique Pocket Watch) (Native Gold (Au) and Native Silver (Ag)) — mineral

Gold and Silver (Metal Components of an Antique Pocket Watch)

Native Gold (Au) and Native Silver (Ag)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Silver Nuggets (Natural or Cast) (Native Silver (Ag)) — mineral

Silver Nuggets (Natural or Cast)

Native Silver (Ag)

Sandstone (Arenite (variable SiO2 composition)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (variable SiO2 composition)

Weathered basalt or other dark volcanic rock (Likely basalt; predominantly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, possibly olivine and iron oxides) — igneous

Weathered basalt or other dark volcanic rock

Likely basalt; predominantly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, possibly olivine and iron oxides

Diorite (Gneissic) (Diorite) — igneous

Diorite (Gneissic)

Diorite

Iron-rich meteorite candidate (Undetermined meteoritic iron–nickel material; possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron meteorite) — meteorite

Iron-rich meteorite candidate

Undetermined meteoritic iron–nickel material; possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron meteorite

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

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)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Vesicular basalt (weathered lava rock) (Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine (mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Vesicular basalt (weathered lava rock)

Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine (mafic volcanic rock)

Yellow-orange faceted gemstone, likely citrine or yellow topaz (Citrine: quartz, SiO₂; yellow topaz: Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂) — gemstone

Yellow-orange faceted gemstone, likely citrine or yellow topaz

Citrine: quartz, SiO₂; yellow topaz: Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂

Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly jasper or chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides) — mineral

Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly jasper or chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides

Chalcedony (Agate / Jasper Specimen) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate / Jasper Specimen)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Eroded) (Carcharodon sp. or Otodus sp. fragment (likely)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Eroded)

Carcharodon sp. or Otodus sp. fragment (likely)

Quartzite (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)

Chalk (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chalk

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Polished red gemstone pendant, likely red jasper or brecciated jasper (Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with hematite or iron-oxide inclusions) — metamorphic

Polished red gemstone pendant, likely red jasper or brecciated jasper

Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with hematite or iron-oxide inclusions

Ferruginous Breccia (Breccia with Iron-rich (Hematite/Goethite) Matrix) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Breccia

Breccia with Iron-rich (Hematite/Goethite) Matrix

Native Copper with Cuprite and Quartz (Copper (Cu), Cuprite (Cu2O), Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Native Copper with Cuprite and Quartz

Copper (Cu), Cuprite (Cu2O), Quartz (SiO2)

Silver (Sterling Silver) (Argentum (Ag) mixed with Copper (Cu); Formula: Ag+Cu) — mineral

Silver (Sterling Silver)

Argentum (Ag) mixed with Copper (Cu); Formula: Ag+Cu

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)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Iron-rich meteorite candidate (Undetermined Fe–Ni meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or iron meteorite) — meteorite

Iron-rich meteorite candidate

Undetermined Fe–Ni meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or iron meteorite

Flint (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)