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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

Sandstone (Sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains

River Rock (Quartzite/Chert) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

River Rock (Quartzite/Chert)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert (Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gabbro (Gabbro) — igneous

Gabbro

Gabbro

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

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Basalt (Basalt (Volcanic Mafic Rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Volcanic Mafic Rock)

Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock

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

Basalt

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Basalt River Cobble (Basalt (Composition primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt River Cobble

Basalt (Composition primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)

Basalt with Porphyritic Texture (Porphyritic Basalt) — igneous

Basalt with Porphyritic Texture

Porphyritic Basalt

Vesicular Basalt with Siltstone (Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basaltic Composition)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt with Siltstone

Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basaltic Composition)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

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

Basalt (River Cobble)

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Basalt (Extrusive mafic igneous rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive mafic igneous rock

Granodiorite (Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granodiorite

Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Quartz Druzy on Basalt (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Mafic Volcanic Rock) — Mineral on Igneous Rock

Quartz Druzy on Basalt

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Mafic Volcanic Rock

Mineral on Igneous Rock

Chert (Nodule) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Serpentinite (likely) (Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite (likely)

Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)

Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive Igneous Rock

Shale (sub-type: Carbonaceous Shale) (Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Shale (sub-type: Carbonaceous Shale)

Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock

Schist (Metamorphic rock (Schist)) — metamorphic

Schist

Metamorphic rock (Schist)

Amethyst Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

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

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Boxwork Quartz / Septarian Jasper (Boxwork (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)) — metamorphic

Boxwork Quartz / Septarian Jasper

Boxwork (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)

Yellow Quartz or Citrine Geode/Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz or Citrine Geode/Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite on Matrix (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite on Matrix

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Sandstone (Quartz-rich) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite

Basalt Porphyry (Porphyritic Basalt) — igneous

Basalt Porphyry

Porphyritic Basalt

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the Serpentine group)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the Serpentine group)

White Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

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

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Sandstone (Greywacke) (Arenite / Wacke (Mainly SiO2 with various lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke)

Arenite / Wacke (Mainly SiO2 with various lithic fragments)

Granular Sandstone (Arenite (variable composition, primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Granular Sandstone

Arenite (variable composition, primarily SiO2)

Limestone (Micritic) (Sedimentary rock mainly composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Micritic)

Sedimentary rock mainly composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Granite (Granite (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (SiO2 based typically)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (SiO2 based typically)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Granite (Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 rich)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 rich)

Basalt (River Rock) (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt (River Rock)

Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock