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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

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Petrified Wood (Black / Carbonized) (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony replacing Organic Matter)) — fossil

Petrified Wood (Black / Carbonized)

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony replacing Organic Matter)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)

Bauxite (Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)

Green Greenstone / Celadonite-bearing Metamorphic Rock (Greenschist / Celadonite / Serpentinitic pebble) — metamorphic

Green Greenstone / Celadonite-bearing Metamorphic Rock

Greenschist / Celadonite / Serpentinitic pebble

Biotite (Mica) (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2) — mineral

Biotite (Mica)

K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)

Sandstone (Limonitic/Iron-stained) (Sandstone (containing Quartz, SiO2, and Limonite, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Limonitic/Iron-stained)

Sandstone (containing Quartz, SiO2, and Limonite, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxide cement) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide cement

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 major component)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 major component)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cementation)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cementation)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartz Arenite / Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Pebble) (Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with minor feldspar/clay)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble)

Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with minor feldspar/clay)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cements)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cements)

Sandstone (Weathered) (Arenite (typically SiO2 as quartz grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered)

Arenite (typically SiO2 as quartz grains)

Sandstone (Weathered Pebble) (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartz Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Arenite (compositionally various, primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (compositionally various, primarily SiO2)

Sandstone Pebble (River Rock) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble (River Rock)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Arkosic) (Arenite (SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkosic)

Arenite (SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal component)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal component)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Banded gneiss (Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica (variable composition)) — metamorphic

Banded gneiss

Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica (variable composition)

Clear Quartz (Faceted) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — gemstone

Clear Quartz (Faceted)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone with Manganese Oxide Patina (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Manganese Oxide Patina

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite/Arkosic sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite/Arkosic sandstone)

Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble) (Arenite (variable composition, primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble)

Arenite (variable composition, primarily SiO2)

Milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Yellow-green jasper or serpentine-rich rock (Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-bearing and/or serpentine minerals; exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Yellow-green jasper or serpentine-rich rock

Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-bearing and/or serpentine minerals; exact identification requires testing

Tumbled blue stone, likely sodalite (Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; possibly blue calcite or dyed material) — mineral

Tumbled blue stone, likely sodalite

Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; possibly blue calcite or dyed material

Tumbled green aventurine (probable) (Quartz, SiO₂, with fuchsite mica inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled green aventurine (probable)

Quartz, SiO₂, with fuchsite mica inclusions

Likely tumbled jasper or iron-rich chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), potentially hematite/goethite-bearing) — mineral

Likely tumbled jasper or iron-rich chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), potentially hematite/goethite-bearing

Polished red banded stone, likely rhodonite (Rhodonite — manganese inosilicate, MnSiO₃; possibly rhodochrosite or dyed quartz) — mineral

Polished red banded stone, likely rhodonite

Rhodonite — manganese inosilicate, MnSiO₃; possibly rhodochrosite or dyed quartz

Quartz with Iron Oxide Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Oxide Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)