Chalk
Carbonate rock (mainly CaCO3)
sedimentary
Category
Man Made Object (Simulant)
Browse man made object (simulant) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Cherty Shale / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Quartzite
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)
metamorphic
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
mineral
Clay Brick
Ceramic structural unit (Al2O3·2SiO2·2H2O as precursor)
metamorphic (man-made/anthropogenic)
Synthetic Costume Accessory (Non-Geological)
Polyester and Acrylic Fiber (Anthropogenic polymer)
Synthetic / Man-made textile
Sea Glass (Cobalt Blue)
Amorphous Silica (Glass with Cobalt additives)
Anthropogenic specimen (man-made)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Cobalt/Copper)
Synthetic (Man-made Glass)
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
man-made/construction material
Synthetic Marbled Aggregate (Footwear Component)
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (Croslite™)
not a rock (man-made polymer)
Porcelain (Kaolin-based)
Alumina silicate ceramic (composed primarily of Kaolinite: Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
metamorphic (man-made/engineered)
Cullet Glass (Strawberry Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants
Mineraloid (Synthetic/Man-made)
Slag (Industrial Glass/Metal)
Ferrous slag or Glassy silicate byproduct
Antropogenic rock (Man-made)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)
man-made rock (technosol)
Jasper (specifically a banded or dark variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
sedimentary
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Mica KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Igneous
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)
mineral
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
mineral and glass
Pearl
Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate - CaCO3)
mineral
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) - mainly Aragonite with Conchiolin
mineraloid
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Cubic Carbon (C)
mineral
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
igneous
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
igneous
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert (Chert / Flint Variety)
Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3)
sedimentary
Belemnoit (Fossil)
Belemnoidea (Order), Rostrum / Guard
sedimentary
Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon C)
mineral
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite
mineral
White Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese)
mineral
Jasper (Yellow/Brown variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
sedimentary
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
mineral
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
mineral
Red Quartz (Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
mineral
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
mineral
Banded Calcite (often sold as Onyx Marble)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Yellow Jasper
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide with iron inclusions), SiO2
sedimentary
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
sedimentary