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

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Opalite

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Goldstone

Map Jasper

Blue Goldstone

Mandarin Garnet

Mandarin Garnet

Andalusite

Zincite

Transvaal Jade

Marl

Dunite

Coquina

Quartzite (River Pebble) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Pebble)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Galena-bearing ore (tentative) (Galena, lead sulfide (PbS), likely in a quartz/carbonate-rich matrix) — mineral

Galena-bearing ore (tentative)

Galena, lead sulfide (PbS), likely in a quartz/carbonate-rich matrix

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Glauconitic Sandstone (Glauconitic Quartz Arenite) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone

Glauconitic Quartz Arenite

Chert (often called Flint) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Agate (Nodule/Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Agate (Nodule/Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Lazulite (Lazulite (Mg,Fe2+)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2) — mineral

Lazulite

Lazulite (Mg,Fe2+)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2

Polished brown mineral fragment, likely quartz-rich iron-stained material (Possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions; exact identification is uncertain from the image) — mineral

Polished brown mineral fragment, likely quartz-rich iron-stained material

Possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions; exact identification is uncertain from the image

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Chert (Field Stone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Field Stone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

White Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Green Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Basalt River Pebble (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt River Pebble

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Uncertain polymict breccia or altered volcanic rock (Likely hydrothermally altered volcanic breccia; exact mineral identification requires testing) — igneous

Uncertain polymict breccia or altered volcanic rock

Likely hydrothermally altered volcanic breccia; exact mineral identification requires testing

Gabbro (Gabbro (Coarse-grained mafic intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Gabbro

Gabbro (Coarse-grained mafic intrusive igneous rock)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (class) fossilized tooth) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (class) fossilized tooth

Dyed Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment) — mineral

Dyed Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Iron Ore (Banded Iron Formation (composed primarily of Hematite (Fe2O3) and Magnetite (Fe3O4) with Quartz/Chert)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Iron Ore

Banded Iron Formation (composed primarily of Hematite (Fe2O3) and Magnetite (Fe3O4) with Quartz/Chert)

Vesicular Basalt (Iron-rich) (Scoriaceous Basalt / Oxidized Vesicular Basalt) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (Iron-rich)

Scoriaceous Basalt / Oxidized Vesicular Basalt

Scoria (Scoria (a vesicular basalt or andesite)) — igneous

Scoria

Scoria (a vesicular basalt or andesite)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Azurite–malachite-bearing copper ore (Azurite (Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂) with malachite (Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂), in a copper-rich host rock) — mineral

Azurite–malachite-bearing copper ore

Azurite (Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂) with malachite (Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂), in a copper-rich host rock

Pink Feldspar (Orthoclase) (Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Pink Feldspar (Orthoclase)

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Quartz (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Rhyolite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in extrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Quartz Vein in Rhyolite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in extrusive igneous rock

Rough Amethyst Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)) — mineral

Rough Amethyst Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)

Clear Quartz Crystal (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz Crystal

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Agate and Chalcedony Beads (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — gemstone

Agate and Chalcedony Beads

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky or Smoky variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Smoky variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Greenish Metamorphic Rock (likely containing epidote or chlorite) (Metamorphic rock, possibly epidosite or greenstone) — Metamorphic

Greenish Metamorphic Rock (likely containing epidote or chlorite)

Metamorphic rock, possibly epidosite or greenstone

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)