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Man Made Rock (Sedimentary Analogue)

Browse man made rock (sedimentary analogue) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Rock Gypsum

Asphalt Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Opalite

Conglomerate

Breccia

Ironstone

Limestone

Claystone

Goldstone

Diatomite

Anorthosite

Shale or Slaty Mudstone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale or Slaty Mudstone

Argillaceous sedimentary rock

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Goldstone (Red) (Aventurine Glass) — Man-made material (Simulated Mineral)

Goldstone (Red)

Aventurine Glass

Man-made material (Simulated Mineral)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tektite (Impactite (Natural Silicate Glass)) — meteorite

Tektite

Impactite (Natural Silicate Glass)

Smoky Quartz Cluster (Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz Cluster

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Banded Jasper / Chert Beach Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Jasper / Chert Beach Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Flint / Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Nodular Chert) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Nodular Chert)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint var.) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint var.)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or River Stone) (Microcrystalline alpha-quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or River Stone)

Microcrystalline alpha-quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Flint / Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Flint (Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)) — sedimentary

Flint

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Chert (or Flint) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (Honey Chert / Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Honey Chert / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (specifically White Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Diorite (Intermediate plutonic igneous rock) — igneous

Diorite

Intermediate plutonic igneous rock

Granite (Pegmatitic) (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite (Pegmatitic)

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Brecciated jasper (likely red-and-cream jasper) (Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz; primarily cryptocrystalline SiO₂ with iron-oxide staining and possible chalcedony/quartz veining) — gemstone

Brecciated jasper (likely red-and-cream jasper)

Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz; primarily cryptocrystalline SiO₂ with iron-oxide staining and possible chalcedony/quartz veining

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Hydrous Iron Oxide (goethite, lepidocrocite)) — Mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Hydrous Iron Oxide (goethite, lepidocrocite)

Pink Marble (Recrystallized Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Pink Marble

Recrystallized Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (specifically Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Blue Goldstone (Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions) — man-made glass

Blue Goldstone

Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions

Blue Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescent Glass (Cobalt-doped soda-lime glass)) — man-made glass

Blue Goldstone

Synthetic Aventurescent Glass (Cobalt-doped soda-lime glass)

Blue Goldstone (Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)) — man-made glass

Blue Goldstone

Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)

Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives) — mineraloid (man-made)

Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives

mineraloid (man-made)

Porcelain (Stoneware Ceramic) (Mullite / Silica-glass composite (Al6Si2O13)) — metamorphic (man-made)

Porcelain (Stoneware Ceramic)

Mullite / Silica-glass composite (Al6Si2O13)

metamorphic (man-made)

Goldstone (Brown) (Aventurine glass) — mineraloid (man-made)

Goldstone (Brown)

Aventurine glass

mineraloid (man-made)

Iron Slag (Ferrous slag (primarily silicates and oxides of calcium, iron, and magnesium)) — Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)

Iron Slag

Ferrous slag (primarily silicates and oxides of calcium, iron, and magnesium)

Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)

Shale (Argillite / Shale) — sedimentary

Shale

Argillite / Shale

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)