Diamond
Carbon (C)
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Browse man made material (simulated mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Quartz Conglomerate
Quartz Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Marble
Metamorphic rock composed of Recrystallized Carbonate Minerals (chiefly CaCO3)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Rough Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide with titanium coating (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Sandstone (Red Arkose)
Sandstone (Arkose variant, primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Chert with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (C)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, predominantly SiO2)
Ocean Jasper
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Muscovite (White Mica)
Muscovite - Potassium aluminum silicate: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moss Agate / Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and manganese inclusions
Slag (Industrial By-product)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron Silicate
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (a variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Nuummite
Nuummite (intergrowth of orthoamphiboles Anthophyllite and Gedrite, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone (with Feldspathic/Arkose qualities)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8 components)
Brecciated Chert
Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) with Calc-Silicate mineralization
Milky Quartz in Conglomerate Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Schist
Schist (various compositions)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)