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Man Made Material (Simulated Mineral)

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

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Opalite

Goldstone

Blue Goldstone

Dunite

Zincite

Claystone

Carbonatite

Marl

Dalmatian Jasper

Dalmatian Jasper

Mint Obsidian

Crimson Obsidian

Lherzolite

Chert (Commonly known as Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Commonly known as Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Common Chert Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Common Chert Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Tumbled greenstone, likely nephrite jade (Nephrite jade (interlocking tremolite–actinolite amphibole; Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂)) — metamorphic

Tumbled greenstone, likely nephrite jade

Nephrite jade (interlocking tremolite–actinolite amphibole; Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂)

Sandstone (with iron staining) (Quartz Arenite / Ferruginous Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with iron staining)

Quartz Arenite / Ferruginous Sandstone

Note: Item is a Synthetic/Man-made Object (Titanium-coated Stainless Steel (Fe-Cr-Ni-Ti)) — Non-geological

Note: Item is a Synthetic/Man-made Object

Titanium-coated Stainless Steel (Fe-Cr-Ni-Ti)

Green Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartzite (often colored by chromium-bearing minerals or fuchsite)) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartzite (often colored by chromium-bearing minerals or fuchsite)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow/Tan variety) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow/Tan variety)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert Nodule (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Yellow Sapphire (Raw) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Yellow Sapphire (Raw)

Corundum (Al2O3)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Chert (Siltstone / Flint)

SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Goldstone (Brown) (Aventurine glass) — mineraloid (man-made)

Goldstone (Brown)

Aventurine glass

mineraloid (man-made)

Engineered Quartz Stone (Agglomerated Quartz (SiO2 + Polymer Resin)) — mineral-based composite

Engineered Quartz Stone

Agglomerated Quartz (SiO2 + Polymer Resin)

mineral-based composite

N/A - Man-made object (Jewelry Chain) (Antiqued or Oxidized Metal Chain (often Steel or Brass)) — Mineral (processed metal)

N/A - Man-made object (Jewelry Chain)

Antiqued or Oxidized Metal Chain (often Steel or Brass)

Mineral (processed metal)

Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Bauxite (Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))

Diorite (Gneissic) (Diorite) — igneous

Diorite (Gneissic)

Diorite

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone) — sedimentary

Coquina

Bioclastic Limestone

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)

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

Chert / Green Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue opalite (often sold as synthetic opal) (Opalite glass; amorphous hydrated silica if natural opal (SiO₂·nH₂O)) — gemstone

Blue opalite (often sold as synthetic opal)

Opalite glass; amorphous hydrated silica if natural opal (SiO₂·nH₂O)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (mostly Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (mostly Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant) (Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ) — mineral

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)

Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2, often with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2, often with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

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

Flint / Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint / Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Black Chert or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Black Chert or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (Amorphous Silica Glass)) — igneous

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (Amorphous Silica Glass)

Porcelain (Kaolin-based) (Alumina silicate ceramic (composed primarily of Kaolinite: Al2Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic (man-made/engineered)

Porcelain (Kaolin-based)

Alumina silicate ceramic (composed primarily of Kaolinite: Al2Si2O5(OH)4)

metamorphic (man-made/engineered)

Chert (Flint / Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint / Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Turquoise (beads) (Turquoise; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — Mineral

Turquoise (beads)

Turquoise; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Mother of Pearl (Nacre) / Shell Fragment (Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin)) — fossil

Mother of Pearl (Nacre) / Shell Fragment

Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin)

Chert (Black Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Black Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Nephrite Jade

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