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Man Made Rock (Technosol)

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

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Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Rock Salt

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Opalite

Map Jasper

Goldstone

Anorthosite

Gondite

Dunite

Sunstone (Andesine-Labradorite Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)) — mineral

Sunstone

Andesine-Labradorite Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood) (Silicified Paleoflora (mainly Quartz, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)

Silicified Paleoflora (mainly Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (Alpha-Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (Alpha-Quartz, SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Tumbled milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Banded Calcite or Travertine (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — Sedimentary

Banded Calcite or Travertine

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Silica (SiO2) quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Silica (SiO2) quartzite

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Crinoid Stem Segment Fossil (Crinoidea (columnal ossicle)) — fossil

Crinoid Stem Segment Fossil

Crinoidea (columnal ossicle)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger) (Carcharias sp. (Fossilized Tooth)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger)

Carcharias sp. (Fossilized Tooth)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities

Quartz (likely Chalcedony or Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (likely Chalcedony or Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Malachite (Malachite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide) - Cu2CO3(OH)2) — Mineral

Malachite

Malachite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide) - Cu2CO3(OH)2

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Pyrulite (Pyrite / Chalcopyrite) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) or Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Pyrulite (Pyrite / Chalcopyrite)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) or Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)

Hag Stone (Flint with natural hole) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Nodular Chert / Flint) — sedimentary

Hag Stone (Flint with natural hole)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Nodular Chert / Flint

Blue Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)) — Antropogenic (Man-made glass byproduct)

Blue Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)

Antropogenic (Man-made glass byproduct)

Goldstone (Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu small inclusions)) — man-made glass mineral simulant

Goldstone

Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu small inclusions)

man-made glass mineral simulant

Slag (Industrial Byproduct) (Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)) — Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial deposit)

Slag (Industrial Byproduct)

Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)

Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial deposit)

Blue Goldstone (Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)) — man-made glass mineral simulant

Blue Goldstone

Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)

man-made glass mineral simulant

Sea Glass (Frosted Glass) (Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives) — Man-made material (Anthropogenic 'mineraloid')

Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)

Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives

Man-made material (Anthropogenic 'mineraloid')

Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating) — mineral (man-made aura treatment)

Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating

mineral (man-made aura treatment)

Sea Glass (Uranium/Vaseline Glass variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Uranium Oxide (U3O8)) — man-made silicate (anthropogenic glass)

Sea Glass (Uranium/Vaseline Glass variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Uranium Oxide (U3O8)

man-made silicate (anthropogenic glass)

Strawberry Quartz (or Pink Aventurine) (Quartz with Hematite/Goethite inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Strawberry Quartz (or Pink Aventurine)

Quartz with Hematite/Goethite inclusions (SiO2)

Banded Chert / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Brown Variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Brown Variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Coral (Petoskey-style) (Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coral (Petoskey-style)

Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Chert (Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Agate nodule) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Agate nodule)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (specifically White Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pearls (likely freshwater cultured pearls) (Pearl: nacre, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) with conchiolin) — gemstone

Pearls (likely freshwater cultured pearls)

Pearl: nacre, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) with conchiolin

Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalk (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chalk

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)