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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

Basalt Pebble (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Basalt

Vesicular Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Basalt

Chert (Iron-Stained) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-Stained)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Lapis Lazuli ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2 (Complex silicate rock)) — rock

Lapis Lazuli

(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2 (Complex silicate rock)

Green Slate or Metamorphic Rock with Moss/Lichen (Metamorphic rock / Phyllite or Slate variant) — metamorphic

Green Slate or Metamorphic Rock with Moss/Lichen

Metamorphic rock / Phyllite or Slate variant

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive Igneous Rock

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Banded Sandstone (Arenite (with iron oxide banding)) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone

Arenite (with iron oxide banding)

Sandstone (Wonderstone) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Wonderstone)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)

Sandstone (Banded Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Banded Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)

Basalt (Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Basalt (with Porphyritic Texture) (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt (with Porphyritic Texture)

Basalt

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

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Granite (Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Basalt (Basalt (silicate rock primarily plagioclase and pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (silicate rock primarily plagioclase and pyroxene)

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Basalt (Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous)

Basalt (Extrusive mafic igneous rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive mafic igneous rock

Basalt (Basalt (containing plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and olivine)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (containing plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and olivine)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Quartz Vein in Sandstone (Quartz (SiO2) in Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Quartz Vein in Sandstone

Quartz (SiO2) in Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Green Apophyllite and Stilbite on Quartz Cluster (Apophyllite-(K) (KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O), Stilbite-Ca (NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O), Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral

Green Apophyllite and Stilbite on Quartz Cluster

Apophyllite-(K) (KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O), Stilbite-Ca (NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O), Quartz (SiO2)

Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Mixed river-worn rock and mineral collection (Mostly quartz/quartzite, feldspar-bearing granitoid, chert, and mafic volcanic rocks; exact species vary by pebble) — igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, mineral

Mixed river-worn rock and mineral collection

Mostly quartz/quartzite, feldspar-bearing granitoid, chert, and mafic volcanic rocks; exact species vary by pebble

igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, mineral

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Sandstone Pebble (Sandstone (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sandstone (primarily SiO2)

Weathered granitoid (likely granite or granitic gneiss) (Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica (exact identification uncertain from the photo)) — igneous

Weathered granitoid (likely granite or granitic gneiss)

Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica (exact identification uncertain from the photo)

Quartz (Rock Crystal) with minor impurities (Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz (Rock Crystal) with minor impurities

Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Basalt Pebble (Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Mafic Igneous Rock

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic volcanic rock

Basalt River Stone (Basaltic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt River Stone

Basaltic Igneous Rock

Granite Pebble (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite Pebble

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Pumice (Pumice (Volcanic glass / Felsic igneous rock)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Volcanic glass / Felsic igneous rock)

Vesicular Basalt (Extrusive mafic igneous rock (Basalt with vesicular texture)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Extrusive mafic igneous rock (Basalt with vesicular texture)

Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline Quartz-feldspathic Rock (Arfvedsonite-bearing)) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Peralkaline Quartz-feldspathic Rock (Arfvedsonite-bearing)