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Man Made Material (Metal)

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

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Calcite (often sold as Onyx or Mexican Onyx) (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Banded Calcite (often sold as Onyx or Mexican Onyx)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper when pigmented) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper when pigmented)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Green Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (and Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silica/Microcrystalline Quartz with Hematite inclusions), SiO2) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silica/Microcrystalline Quartz with Hematite inclusions), SiO2

Nuummite (Nuummite (intergrowth of orthoamphiboles Anthophyllite and Gedrite, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Nuummite

Nuummite (intergrowth of orthoamphiboles Anthophyllite and Gedrite, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Precious Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Precious Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantisite) (Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O (Stichtite) within Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine)) — Metamorphic

Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantisite)

Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O (Stichtite) within Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (with Hematite/Limonite cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Hematite/Limonite cement)

Siltstone with flute casts or scratch marks (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Siltstone/Fine-grained Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Siltstone with flute casts or scratch marks

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Siltstone/Fine-grained Sandstone)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

White Jade (Nephrite) (Nephrite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) — Mineral

White Jade (Nephrite)

Nephrite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (a rock type, not a single mineral, composed primarily of lazurite, calcite, and pyrite)) — Mineral, part of a rock

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (a rock type, not a single mineral, composed primarily of lazurite, calcite, and pyrite)

Mineral, part of a rock

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Blue Lace Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace minerals) — sedimentary

Blue Lace Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace minerals

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Field Stone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field Stone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Gravel)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead Artifact) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Artifact)

Chert (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Chert Pebble with Quartz Veins (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble with Quartz Veins

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Gravel)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Bicolor Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — mineral

Bicolor Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

Sandstone (Banded) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock: Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Banded)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock: Arenite

Granitic Quartz with Feldspar (Granite (composed primarily of SiO2 and KAlSi3O8)) — igneous

Granitic Quartz with Feldspar

Granite (composed primarily of SiO2 and KAlSi3O8)

Sandstone (likely Arkose) (Arenite (Feldspathic Sandstone / Arkose)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkose)

Arenite (Feldspathic Sandstone / Arkose)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Granodiorite (Phaneritic Granodiorite) — igneous

Granodiorite

Phaneritic Granodiorite

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Iron-stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities) — mineral

Iron-stained Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities

Siltstone (Siltstone (primarily SiO2, Al2O3)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (primarily SiO2, Al2O3)