Aqua Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Gold (Au)
mineral (treated)
Category
Man Made Rock (Sedimentary Analogue)
Browse man made rock (sedimentary analogue) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineraloid
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2, often with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)
sedimentary
Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)
Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock
Anthropogenic (Man-made artifact)
Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)
Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)
metamorphic (man-made / anthropic)
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
mineral
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
mineral
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz)
sedimentary
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Rainbow Hematite (Titanium Coated)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
mineral
Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
mineral
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with metallic film coating
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
mineral
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Man-made glass (often grouped with minerals in lapidary)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
mineraloid / anthropogenic (man-made origin)
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
mineral
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made glass
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
industrial byproduct
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Synthetic Glass (Man-made)
Man-made Blank Ammunition (Brass)
CuZn (Cartridge Brass - roughly 70% Copper, 30% Zinc)
Anticrystalline / Synthetic Alloy
Hematite Beads
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Mineral
Sandstone
Arenite (with iron oxide cement)
sedimentary
Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
mineraloid (man-made)
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Synthetic/Man-made glass (often mistaken for a mineral)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
not a rock
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
mineral
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
mineral
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
sedimentary
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
mineraloid (synthetic)
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic material)