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

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Opalite

Goldstone

Blue Goldstone

Dunite

Zincite

Mint Obsidian

Crimson Obsidian

Lherzolite

Violet Obsidian

Tangerine Obsidian

Pastel Obsidian

Lilac Obsidian

Serpentinite (Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (lizardite, chrysotile, antigorite), commonly with magnetite and minor talc) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (lizardite, chrysotile, antigorite), commonly with magnetite and minor talc

Conglomeratic sandstone or breccia (Lithic arkose / polymictic conglomeratic sandstone) — sedimentary

Conglomeratic sandstone or breccia

Lithic arkose / polymictic conglomeratic sandstone

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

Chert (Flint Nodule)

Microcrystalline and Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Turquoise cabochon (Turquoise; hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate, approximately CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (composition varies)) — gemstone

Turquoise cabochon

Turquoise; hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate, approximately CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (composition varies)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Banded Iron Formation (Banded Iron Formation (BIF)) — Metamorphic Rock

Banded Iron Formation

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Metamorphic Rock

Fossiliferous limestone (Calcarenite/bioclastic limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous limestone

Calcarenite/bioclastic limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)

Dalmatian jasper (Dalmatian stone; commonly a leucocratic alkali-feldspar-rich igneous rock with arfvedsonite or aegirine inclusions) — igneous

Dalmatian jasper

Dalmatian stone; commonly a leucocratic alkali-feldspar-rich igneous rock with arfvedsonite or aegirine inclusions

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Green Slag Glass (Cullet) (Amorphous Silica (Industrial Glass Byproduct)) — Synthetic/Byproduct (Non-igneous, non-sedimentary, non-metamorphic)

Green Slag Glass (Cullet)

Amorphous Silica (Industrial Glass Byproduct)

Synthetic/Byproduct (Non-igneous, non-sedimentary, non-metamorphic)

Druzy quartz geode (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly lining a volcanic geode cavity) — mineral

Druzy quartz geode

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly lining a volcanic geode cavity

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Pumice (Pumice (Volcanic Glass Foam)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Volcanic Glass Foam)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Quartz with Iron Oxide Staining (Citrine-like Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Green Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Whetstone (Arkansas Stone) (Novaculite (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Whetstone (Arkansas Stone)

Novaculite (SiO2)

River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Basalt) (Quartzite (SiO2 as primary mineral)) — metamorphic

River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Basalt)

Quartzite (SiO2 as primary mineral)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Magnetite (Lodestone) (Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Lodestone)

Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Yellow Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (Fe-rich)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (Fe-rich)

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

Milky Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Quartzite (River Cobble) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Cobble)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Tumbled jasper pebble (Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities) — mineral

Tumbled jasper pebble

Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities

Peridot gemstone pendant (Olivine, gem-quality forsteritic olivine (approximately (Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄)) — gemstone

Peridot gemstone pendant

Olivine, gem-quality forsteritic olivine (approximately (Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Serpentine (Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4