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Browse man made object (metalwork) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Opalite

Map Jasper

Goldstone

Blue Goldstone

Mandarin Garnet

Mandarin Garnet

Andalusite

Zincite

Marl

Coquina

Dunite

Dalmatian Jasper

Dalmatian Jasper

Rock Gypsum

Banded calcite (travertine/cave calcite) (Calcite, CaCO₃; likely banded carbonate travertine or flowstone) — mineral

Banded calcite (travertine/cave calcite)

Calcite, CaCO₃; likely banded carbonate travertine or flowstone

Dyed or color-enhanced agate/microcrystalline quartz bead (Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), likely agate) — gemstone

Dyed or color-enhanced agate/microcrystalline quartz bead

Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), likely agate

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock

Basalt (Beach Pebble) (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt (Beach Pebble)

Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock

Tumbled gray-green metamorphic rock, likely serpentinite or chlorite schist (Serpentinite/chlorite-rich ultramafic metamorphic rock; commonly dominated by antigorite, lizardite, or chlorite with minor magnetite and talc) — metamorphic

Tumbled gray-green metamorphic rock, likely serpentinite or chlorite schist

Serpentinite/chlorite-rich ultramafic metamorphic rock; commonly dominated by antigorite, lizardite, or chlorite with minor magnetite and talc

Chert breccia (Sedimentary Breccia (Microcrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Chert breccia

Sedimentary Breccia (Microcrystalline Quartz)

Peridot (Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4) — mineral

Peridot

Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4

White quartz-rich pebble (Quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartzite) — mineral

White quartz-rich pebble

Quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartzite

Quartz Vein in Metamorphic Rock (Quartzite or Schist host with Quartz (SiO2) intrusion) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Metamorphic Rock

Quartzite or Schist host with Quartz (SiO2) intrusion

Coquina (Coquina Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Coquina Limestone (CaCO3)

Chert (Nodular Chert) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular Chert)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed mainly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed mainly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granite (Intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive igneous rock

Vesicular Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (Vesicular Basalt)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (Vesicular Basalt)

Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct) (Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue) — mineral

Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)

Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue

Granite (Granite) — igneous

Granite

Granite

Red Jasper (Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper (Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Citrine Quartz / Yellow Quartz Pebbles (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz / Yellow Quartz Pebbles

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Orbicular Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (mixed iron hydroxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (mixed iron hydroxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Prehnite (Prehnite, Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Prehnite

Prehnite, Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Carnelian Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Blue Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) — mineral

Blue Topaz

Al2SiO4(F,OH)2

Quartz (Agate/Chalcedony variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Agate/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Corundum (Sapphire in Host Rock) (Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)) — mineral

Corundum (Sapphire in Host Rock)

Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)

Basalt River Stone (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt River Stone

Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock

Basalt River Pebble (Extrusive mafic volcanic rock) — igneous

Basalt River Pebble

Extrusive mafic volcanic rock

Basalt (River Rock Cobble) (Extrusive mafic volcanic rock (Basalt)) — igneous

Basalt (River Rock Cobble)

Extrusive mafic volcanic rock (Basalt)

Basalt (River Pebble) (Extrusive mafic igneous rock) — igneous

Basalt (River Pebble)

Extrusive mafic igneous rock

Siltstone or Mudstone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Siltstone or Mudstone

Argillaceous sedimentary rock

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria) (Mafic extrusive igneous rock with vesicles) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)

Mafic extrusive igneous rock with vesicles

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

Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)