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Man Made Object (Simulant)

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

Garnet (Garnet group (X3Y2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Garnet

Garnet group (X3Y2(SiO4)3)

Apache Tear (Obsidian) (Obsidian / Amorphous Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Apache Tear (Obsidian)

Obsidian / Amorphous Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2)

Likely petrified wood (Silicified wood, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — fossil

Likely petrified wood

Silicified wood, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

Tumbled agate (probable moss or dendritic agate) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron/manganese dendritic inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled agate (probable moss or dendritic agate)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron/manganese dendritic inclusions

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

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 (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic 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 (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granite (Intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Black Onyx (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Black Onyx

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — Mineral

Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Chert (Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Diorite (Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Banded Chert (Agate-like Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Banded Chert (Agate-like Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Basalt River Stone (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt River Stone

Basalt

Basalt River Cobble (Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt River Cobble

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Granite (specifically Rapakivi Granite) (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)) — igneous

Granite (specifically Rapakivi Granite)

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)

Iron-rich chert or jasper fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly hematite/goethite-bearing) — sedimentary

Iron-rich chert or jasper fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly hematite/goethite-bearing

Iron-rich sandstone or laterite (Ferruginous sandstone; mainly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides such as hematite (Fe₂O₃) and goethite (FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Iron-rich sandstone or laterite

Ferruginous sandstone; mainly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides such as hematite (Fe₂O₃) and goethite (FeO(OH))

Basalt (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)) — Igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂); if granular and foliated, likely quartzite) — mineral

Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂); if granular and foliated, likely quartzite

Limonite (with goethite) (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (with goethite)

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Milky quartz (rough crystal) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz (rough crystal)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Native Copper (Native Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper

Native Copper (Cu)

Clear Quartz (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky quartz cluster (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely druzy or microcrystalline quartz) — mineral

Milky quartz cluster

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely druzy or microcrystalline quartz