Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
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Browse man made metamorphic style composite specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Crackled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Quartz + Plagioclase + Alkali Feldspar + Biotite/Hornblende)
Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation)
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony
Weathered concrete or cementitious slab (not natural rock)
Artificial calcium-silicate cement composite; likely Portland cement concrete
Ocean Jasper Mushroom
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 mixed with various impurities)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (typically Silica/Magnesium based with metal additives)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Titanium-Coated Hematite (Aura Hematite)
Titanium-bonded Hematite (Fe2O3 with a Ti coating)
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with crystalline copper/cobalt inclusions
Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Fossilized coral with attached shell
Likely fossil coral (Scleractinia or Tabulata), with a bivalve or gastropod shell; exact identification requires microscopy
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
Aura Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Titanium/Gold coating)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
Engineered Quartz
Engineered Stone (primarily SiO2)
Pearl-and-gemstone insect brooch
Pearl: nacre (aragonite, CaCO₃); colored stones are likely synthetic or natural corundum/spinel/glass, not determinable from the image
Sandstone Concretion
Siliciclastic Concretion
Blue cabochon, likely dyed or synthetic material
Undetermined; possibly dyed chalcedony (SiO₂), glass, or synthetic corundum
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Crackle Agate / Dyed Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)
Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock
Fossiliferous limestone with colonial coral
Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing fossil tabulate or rugose coral colonies
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
Granodiorite with Quartz Veining
Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase Feldspar, Quartz, and Biotite/Hornblende) with Quartz (SiO2) veins
Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated)
Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
White quartz pebble or chip
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Unidentified translucent crystal/mineral fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂), but visual identification is uncertain
Tumbled white chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)