Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)
Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock
Anthropogenic (Man-made artifact)
Category
Man Made Object (Metal Alloy)
Browse man made object (metal alloy) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Stainless Steel Spoon
Iron-Chromium Alloy (Fe + Cr + Ni)
mineral-based human-made alloy
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
mineral
Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides
Man-made Glass (Not a natural rock or mineral)
Titanium Coated Aura Quartz (Apple Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition Coating
Mineral (Man-modified)
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Man-made material (constructed)
Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
Manufactured Glass (Simulant)
Gold (Processed)
Gold (Au)
Metal (Elemental Mineral)
Rainbow Hematite (Man-made/Treated)
Tumbled Hematite with Titanium/Anodized coating (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
mineral
Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Amorphous Solid
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Synthetic / Textile
Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic
mineral
Terracotta (Man-made ceramic brick fragment)
Baked clay / High-iron ceramic (Silicate-based ceramic)
Anthropogenic material (Man-made sedimentary mimic)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
not a rock
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Mineral
Banded Calcite or Travertine
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sedimentary
Terrazzo (with Marble and Granite fragments)
Cementitious or resinous composite containing Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) and Silicates
sedimentary (man-made composite)
Gold
Aurum (Elemental Gold, Au)
Mineral, Metal (element)
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
mineraloid
Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)
Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)
metamorphic (man-made / anthropic)
Jade (likely Nephrite Jade based on appearance)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Mineral
Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives
Mineraloid
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral with a formula. Composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole).
igneous
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
mineral
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety
Mineral
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Mineral/Rock
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Mineral
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
mineral
Cardstock (Paper)
Cellulose (C6H10O5)n
sedimentary (man-made)
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Byproduct of smelting)
Antropogenic (Man-made)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Cobalt/Copper inclusions)
man-made glass
Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen)
Polyurethane or Polyester Resin
mineraloid (man-made)
Slag (Anthropogenic Glass/Iron byproduct)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
man-made material
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Mineral
Amber (Copal)
Organic gemstone, fossilized tree resin (often immature amber or copal)
Mineral
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
man-made glass
Porcelain (Stoneware Ceramic)
Mullite / Silica-glass composite (Al6Si2O13)
metamorphic (man-made)
Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives
mineraloid (man-made)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock type, not a single mineral, composed primarily of lazurite, calcite, and pyrite)
Mineral, part of a rock
Chalcedony (or a variety of Chalcedony, likely Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂)
Mineral (or mineraloid if microcrystalline)
White Jade (Nephrite)
Nephrite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Mineral