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Man Made Material (Simulant

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

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Opalite

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Peat

Map Jasper

Goldstone

Blue Goldstone

Mandarin Garnet

Mandarin Garnet

Dunite

Andalusite

Zincite

Transvaal Jade

Marl

Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic) — Man-made material (simulant/artifact)

Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic

Man-made material (simulant/artifact)

Diamond (or Simulant) (Carbon (C) or relevant simulant formula (e.g., ZrO2 for Cubic Zirconia)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Simulant)

Carbon (C) or relevant simulant formula (e.g., ZrO2 for Cubic Zirconia)

Diamond (or Simulant) (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Simulant)

Carbon (C)

Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass) (Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives) — mineralogical simulant

Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)

Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives

mineralogical simulant

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum) (Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)) — mineral

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)

Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)

Opalite (Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant

Cubic Zirconia (Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — gemstone

Cubic Zirconia

Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Opalite (a synthetic glass) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant) — Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)

Opalite (a synthetic glass)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant

Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)

Pink Cubic Zirconia (CZ) (Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral (synthetic)

Pink Cubic Zirconia (CZ)

Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

mineral (synthetic)

Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant) (Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — gemstone

Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)

Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide) (Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)) — mineral

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)

Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)

Colorless faceted quartz-like gemstone (Likely quartz (SiO₂), though the appearance may also indicate man-made glass or cubic zirconia) — gemstone

Colorless faceted quartz-like gemstone

Likely quartz (SiO₂), though the appearance may also indicate man-made glass or cubic zirconia

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia) (Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)

Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Cullet Glass / Slag Glass (Amorphous silica glass) — man-made glass / industrial byproduct

Cullet Glass / Slag Glass

Amorphous silica glass

man-made glass / industrial byproduct

N/A - Non-Geological Item — not a rock/mineral

N/A - Non-Geological Item

not a rock/mineral

Opalite (Synthetic glass / Opalized glass) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthetic glass / Opalized glass

Diamond (or Simulant) (Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Simulant)

Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)

Metal Chain Belt with Square Plates (Not applicable (man-made)) — Man-made Object (Metalwork)

Metal Chain Belt with Square Plates

Not applicable (man-made)

Man-made Object (Metalwork)

Sea Glass (Man-made vitreous material) — mineral

Sea Glass

Man-made vitreous material

Concrete Fragment (Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)) — sedimentary

Concrete Fragment

Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)

Colorless faceted gemstone, likely glass or cubic zirconia (Uncertain; possible cubic zirconia (ZrO₂) or quartz (SiO₂), but the image may show a man-made simulant) — gemstone

Colorless faceted gemstone, likely glass or cubic zirconia

Uncertain; possible cubic zirconia (ZrO₂) or quartz (SiO₂), but the image may show a man-made simulant

Rose Quartz and Cherry Quartz (Dyed Glass/Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions/dye) — gemstone

Rose Quartz and Cherry Quartz (Dyed Glass/Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions/dye

Goldstone (Aventurine Glass (Man-made)) — mineral

Goldstone

Aventurine Glass (Man-made)

Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel) (Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels) — sedimentary (man-made conglomerate)

Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)

Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels

sedimentary (man-made conglomerate)

Synthetic Resin Charm (Seal Shape) (Polymer Resin with plastic glitter / Polyethylene terephthalate glitters) — Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)

Synthetic Resin Charm (Seal Shape)

Polymer Resin with plastic glitter / Polyethylene terephthalate glitters

Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)

Not a geological specimen (N/A (man-made object)) — N/A

Not a geological specimen

N/A (man-made object)

Ring with an Orange Inlay (N/A (Man-made object)) — Man-made Object (Ring)

Ring with an Orange Inlay

N/A (Man-made object)

Man-made Object (Ring)

Concrete Fragment (Hardened Portland cement and mineral aggregate) — sedimentary (anthropogenic)

Concrete Fragment

Hardened Portland cement and mineral aggregate

sedimentary (anthropogenic)

Gemstone ring (stones not reliably identifiable from the image) (Likely faceted yellow stones and clear stones set in a metal band; species and treatments are indeterminate visually) — gemstone

Gemstone ring (stones not reliably identifiable from the image)

Likely faceted yellow stones and clear stones set in a metal band; species and treatments are indeterminate visually

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities) — mineraloid

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities

Slag (Industrial Byproduct) (Artificial silicate/iron byproduct) — Mineral description (Anthropogenic material)

Slag (Industrial Byproduct)

Artificial silicate/iron byproduct

Mineral description (Anthropogenic material)

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)

Carbon (C)

Concrete (Anthropogenic Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Concrete

Anthropogenic Conglomerate

Jewelry Chain with Blue and Clear Gemstones (Likely Cubic Zirconia) (Cubic Zirconia (ZrO₂), Silver or White Gold/Platinum Alloy) — Mineral (synthetic) and Metal (precious/base)

Jewelry Chain with Blue and Clear Gemstones (Likely Cubic Zirconia)

Cubic Zirconia (ZrO₂), Silver or White Gold/Platinum Alloy

Mineral (synthetic) and Metal (precious/base)

Asphalt (Road Aggregate) (Bituminous conglomerate) — sedimentary

Asphalt (Road Aggregate)

Bituminous conglomerate

Concrete Rubble with Aggregate (Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate) — Anthropogenic (Man-made)

Concrete Rubble with Aggregate

Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate

Anthropogenic (Man-made)

Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous conglomerate) — sedimentary

Asphalt Concrete

Bituminous conglomerate

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point) (Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert or Flint)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert or Flint)

Asphalt / Road Aggregate (Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)) — sedimentary

Asphalt / Road Aggregate

Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)

Diamond ring (Diamond, crystalline carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond ring

Diamond, crystalline carbon (C)

Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate) (Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)

Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate