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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

Bumblebee Jasper (Calcite-bearing Volcanic Tuff containing Sulfur and Arsenic (Orpiment/Realgar)) — sedimentary

Bumblebee Jasper

Calcite-bearing Volcanic Tuff containing Sulfur and Arsenic (Orpiment/Realgar)

Sandstone (Tumbled / Rounded) (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Tumbled / Rounded)

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphosed Quartz Arenite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz Arenite (SiO2)

Dark river pebble, likely basalt or fine-grained volcanic rock (Basalt (probable); mostly plagioclase and pyroxene, with possible magnetite) — igneous

Dark river pebble, likely basalt or fine-grained volcanic rock

Basalt (probable); mostly plagioclase and pyroxene, with possible magnetite

Flint (SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Flint

SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Flint (SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Flint

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)

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

Flint (or Chert)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Polished agate slice (Agate, a banded variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)) — mineral

Polished agate slice

Agate, a banded variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)

Dark gray basalt or andesite cobble (Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and possibly olivine) — igneous

Dark gray basalt or andesite cobble

Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and possibly olivine

Possible tektite or iron-rich slag-like natural specimen (Uncertain; possibly natural glass (tektite) or magnetite-rich rock) — mineral

Possible tektite or iron-rich slag-like natural specimen

Uncertain; possibly natural glass (tektite) or magnetite-rich rock

Travertine (Tufa) (Travertine (Aragonite/Calcite form of Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Travertine (Aragonite/Calcite form of Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities, microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities, microcrystalline quartz

Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Mammoth Molar Fossil (Mammuthus primigenius (Tooth fragment)) — fossil

Mammoth Molar Fossil

Mammuthus primigenius (Tooth fragment)

Fossil Snail (Gastropoda (fossilized)) — fossil

Fossil Snail

Gastropoda (fossilized)

Fossil Snail (Gastropoda (fossilized)) — fossil

Fossil Snail

Gastropoda (fossilized)

Goethite / Limonite Concretion (Iron Hydroxide Oxide (FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Goethite / Limonite Concretion

Iron Hydroxide Oxide (FeO(OH))

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

Chert (Flint) Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodules in Limestone (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules in Limestone

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (with Limestone matrix) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limestone matrix)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limonite (Limonite (FeOO·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite

Limonite (FeOO·nH2O)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Amethyst cluster (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation) — mineral

Amethyst cluster

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation

Flint (Silicon dioxide (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Silicon dioxide (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Amethyst geode fragment (Quartz, SiO₂; purple color from irradiation-related iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst geode fragment

Quartz, SiO₂; purple color from irradiation-related iron impurities

Tiger's Eye (Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite (SiO2)) — gemstone

Tiger's Eye

Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite (SiO2)

Travertine (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Echinoid Fossil) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Echinoid Fossil

Chrysocolla in Quartz (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate with silicon dioxide (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O + SiO2)) — mineral

Chrysocolla in Quartz

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate with silicon dioxide (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O + SiO2)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint nodules in Limestone) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint nodules in Limestone)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed of quartz, illite, chlorite)) — metamorphic

Slate

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed of quartz, illite, chlorite)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Black Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Amorphous volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)

Diamond (or Simulant) (Carbon (C) or various simulants (e.g., Cubic Zirconia)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Simulant)

Carbon (C) or various simulants (e.g., Cubic Zirconia)

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant) (Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia - ZrO2, Moissanite - SiC)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)

Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia - ZrO2, Moissanite - SiC)

Amber (Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Tiger's Eye and Gemstone Assortment (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye and Gemstone Assortment

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)