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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

Michigan Float Copper (Native Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Michigan Float Copper

Native Copper (Cu)

Chert (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Quartzite pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Ironstone / Gossan with Quartz Inclusions (Limonite / Goethite rich Sandstone / Gossan) — sedimentary

Ironstone / Gossan with Quartz Inclusions

Limonite / Goethite rich Sandstone / Gossan

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous Matrix) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous Matrix

Quartz Vein in Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolitic or Granitic Matrix) — igneous

Quartz Vein in Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolitic or Granitic Matrix

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Pebble) (Quartz (SiO2) with sandstone or siltstone matrix) — metamorphic/igneous transition

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Pebble)

Quartz (SiO2) with sandstone or siltstone matrix

metamorphic/igneous transition

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

Lepidolite

K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lithium-bearing Phyllosilicate)

Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mica Schist (with Muscovite mica) (Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist (with Muscovite mica)

Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartz Sandstone) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartz Sandstone

Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

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

Vesicular basalt (likely weathered volcanic rock)

Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine

Porphyry (Porphyritic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Porphyry

Porphyritic Igneous Rock

Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore) (Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)

Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)

Sphalerite (Zinc Sulfide (ZnS)) — mineral

Sphalerite

Zinc Sulfide (ZnS)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2 composition)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2 composition)

Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Diorite

Intermediate intrusive igneous rock

Quartzite (Metamorphic Rock (Quartzite)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Rock (Quartzite)

Pink Quartzite (Quartzite (High-silica metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Pink Quartzite

Quartzite (High-silica metamorphic rock)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silica / Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silica / Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartzite Cobble (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Cobble

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2)

White Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — metamorphic

White Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Quartzite (Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Copper-bearing Quartz (likely Malachite on Quartz matrix) (Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) on SiO2 (Quartz)) — mineral

Copper-bearing Quartz (likely Malachite on Quartz matrix)

Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) on SiO2 (Quartz)

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

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Sea Glass (Amorphous Silica (Glass) SiO2) — Mineraloid (Man-made origin)

Sea Glass

Amorphous Silica (Glass) SiO2

Mineraloid (Man-made origin)

Synthetic Costume Accessory (Non-Geological) (Polyester and Acrylic Fiber (Anthropogenic polymer)) — Synthetic / Man-made textile

Synthetic Costume Accessory (Non-Geological)

Polyester and Acrylic Fiber (Anthropogenic polymer)

Synthetic / Man-made textile

Sea Glass (Cobalt Blue) (Amorphous Silica (Glass with Cobalt additives)) — Anthropogenic specimen (man-made)

Sea Glass (Cobalt Blue)

Amorphous Silica (Glass with Cobalt additives)

Anthropogenic specimen (man-made)

Blue Goldstone (Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Cobalt/Copper)) — Synthetic (Man-made Glass)

Blue Goldstone

Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Cobalt/Copper)

Synthetic (Man-made Glass)

Blue Slag Glass (Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)) — igneous (man-made/industrial)

Blue Slag Glass

Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)

igneous (man-made/industrial)

Cullet Glass (Strawberry Glass) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants) — Mineraloid (Synthetic/Man-made)

Cullet Glass (Strawberry Glass)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants

Mineraloid (Synthetic/Man-made)

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock