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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

Petrified Wood (Jet or Coalified Wood appearance) (Silicified wood (principally SiO2) or Carbonized Wood) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood (Jet or Coalified Wood appearance)

Silicified wood (principally SiO2) or Carbonized Wood

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)

Rough amethyst-bearing quartz specimens (Quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration from trace iron and irradiation) — mineral

Rough amethyst-bearing quartz specimens

Quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration from trace iron and irradiation

Green Banded Chert (Agate/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities of Chlorite or Glauconite) — sedimentary

Green Banded Chert (Agate/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities of Chlorite or Glauconite

Rhyolitic Tuff (Rhyolitic Tuff / Pyroclastic rock) — igneous

Rhyolitic Tuff

Rhyolitic Tuff / Pyroclastic rock

Polished green-and-white stone, likely serpentine or nephrite jade (Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possible nephrite (interlocking actinolite–tremolite)) — metamorphic

Polished green-and-white stone, likely serpentine or nephrite jade

Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possible nephrite (interlocking actinolite–tremolite)

Gravel / Crushed Stone (Aggregate (mixed mineral rock fragments)) — sedimentary

Gravel / Crushed Stone

Aggregate (mixed mineral rock fragments)

Limestone (Calcite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcite (CaCO3)

Vesicular volcanic rock, likely scoria (Scoria; composition commonly basaltic to andesitic, rich in plagioclase and pyroxene) — igneous

Vesicular volcanic rock, likely scoria

Scoria; composition commonly basaltic to andesitic, rich in plagioclase and pyroxene

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Chalcanthite (Likely Synthetic/Lab-Grown) (Hydrated copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4·5H2O)) — mineral

Chalcanthite (Likely Synthetic/Lab-Grown)

Hydrated copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4·5H2O)

Dyed Quartz (often sold as 'Blue Quartz' or 'Blue Agate') (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment) — mineral

Dyed Quartz (often sold as 'Blue Quartz' or 'Blue Agate')

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment

Likely tumbled jasper or iron-stained quartzite (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite with iron-oxide inclusions) — metamorphic

Likely tumbled jasper or iron-stained quartzite

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite with iron-oxide inclusions

Tumbled blue-gray mineral specimen (Indeterminate; possibly dumortierite quartz, sodalite, or dyed stone) — mineral

Tumbled blue-gray mineral specimen

Indeterminate; possibly dumortierite quartz, sodalite, or dyed stone

Polished Mexican “Crazy Lace” agate tower (Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions) — mineral

Polished Mexican “Crazy Lace” agate tower

Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions

Likely basalt pebble (Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with possible olivine) — igneous

Likely basalt pebble

Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with possible olivine

Pink Quartzite (Quartzite (principally Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Pink Quartzite

Quartzite (principally Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Laterite (Iron-rich bauxite or Gossan) (Ferricrete (Fe2O3·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Laterite (Iron-rich bauxite or Gossan)

Ferricrete (Fe2O3·nH2O)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Tanzanite (Blue-violet Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))) — mineral

Tanzanite

Blue-violet Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))

Brecciated jasper/chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and clay inclusions) — sedimentary

Brecciated jasper/chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and clay inclusions

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Vesicular volcanic rock, likely weathered scoria (Scoria (vesicular basaltic-andesitic volcanic rock), composition approximately plagioclase, pyroxene, and volcanic glass) — igneous

Vesicular volcanic rock, likely weathered scoria

Scoria (vesicular basaltic-andesitic volcanic rock), composition approximately plagioclase, pyroxene, and volcanic glass

Red Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (or Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Limestone (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — Sedimentary

Limestone

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Fossilized Bone Fragment (Petrified Osseous Material) — fossil

Fossilized Bone Fragment

Petrified Osseous Material

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled brown pebble (Indeterminate; likely quartz-rich sandstone or chert) — sedimentary

Tumbled brown pebble

Indeterminate; likely quartz-rich sandstone or chert

Petrified wood (Silicified wood, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — fossil

Petrified wood

Silicified wood, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

Banded gneiss pebble (Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss (composition variable)) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss pebble

Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss (composition variable)

Tumbled jasper or rhyolitic porphyry (Silicic volcanic rock, likely rhyolite (quartz- and feldspar-rich), possibly jasperized) — igneous

Tumbled jasper or rhyolitic porphyry

Silicic volcanic rock, likely rhyolite (quartz- and feldspar-rich), possibly jasperized

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

Serpentine

Serpentine group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4)