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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

Standing Liberty Quarter (Silver Specimen) (Native Silver alloy (Ag with Cu traces)) — mineral

Standing Liberty Quarter (Silver Specimen)

Native Silver alloy (Ag with Cu traces)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock (Felsic)) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock (Felsic)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

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

Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint variety)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Basalt or Sedimentary Host Rock (Silica-veined lithic fragment (SiO2 in host matrix)) — sedimentary

Quartz Vein in Basalt or Sedimentary Host Rock

Silica-veined lithic fragment (SiO2 in host matrix)

Amethyst (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — gemstone

Amethyst

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Gneiss/Schist) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Gneiss/Schist)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed mostly of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed mostly of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Granite Boulder (Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite Boulder

Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granite (Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock (Felsic)) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock (Felsic)

Granite (Intrusive igneous rock primarily composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive igneous rock primarily composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase

Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Granite (Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (Microcrystalline and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (Microcrystalline and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Rough Diamond (Diamond (Pure Carbon: C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Diamond (Pure Carbon: C)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Copper Ore (Native Copper (Cu) often found with Chalcocite (Cu2S) or Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Copper Ore

Native Copper (Cu) often found with Chalcocite (Cu2S) or Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Schist with Quartz Veins (Schist with Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Schist with Quartz Veins

Schist with Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica (Byproduct of smelting)) — Antropogenic (Man-made)

Blue Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica (Byproduct of smelting)

Antropogenic (Man-made)

Cardstock (Paper) (Cellulose (C6H10O5)n) — sedimentary (man-made)

Cardstock (Paper)

Cellulose (C6H10O5)n

sedimentary (man-made)

Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen) (Polyurethane or Polyester Resin) — mineraloid (man-made)

Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen)

Polyurethane or Polyester Resin

mineraloid (man-made)

Slag (Anthropogenic Glass/Iron byproduct) (Ferro-silicate Slag) — Anthropogenic (Man-made)

Slag (Anthropogenic Glass/Iron byproduct)

Ferro-silicate Slag

Anthropogenic (Man-made)

Coquina Limestone (Coquina (Biogenic Limestone)) — sedimentary

Coquina Limestone

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone)

Yellow Sapphire (Raw) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Yellow Sapphire (Raw)

Corundum (Al2O3)

Mother of Pearl (Nacre) (Calcium Carbonate (primarily aragonite, with conchiolin)) — Organic Gemstone/Biomineral

Mother of Pearl (Nacre)

Calcium Carbonate (primarily aragonite, with conchiolin)

Organic Gemstone/Biomineral

Sandstone (Iron-stained) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Iron-stained)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Bismuth (Bismuth (Bi)) — mineral

Bismuth

Bismuth (Bi)

Diamond (Faceted) (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond (Faceted)

Carbon (C)

Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble) (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite (Porphyritic Extrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite

Porphyritic Extrusive Igneous Rock

Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite (Porphyritic volcanic rock) — igneous

Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite

Porphyritic volcanic rock

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)