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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

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Granite (Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed primarily of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed primarily of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)

Serpentine (Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn)3Si2O5(OH)4

Sandstone or Siltstone (Arenite (if sandstone)) — Sedimentary

Sandstone or Siltstone

Arenite (if sandstone)

Gneiss (with Quartz Vein / Pegmatite Banding) (Metamorphic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (with Quartz Vein / Pegmatite Banding)

Metamorphic Gneiss

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive Igneous Rock

Sandstone (with Siltstone/Greywacke variations) (Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Siltstone/Greywacke variations)

Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock

Sandstone (Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)

Biotite Mica Schist (Metamorphic Rock containing Biotite K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2) — metamorphic

Biotite Mica Schist

Metamorphic Rock containing Biotite K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2

Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive Igneous Rock

Limestone and Quartz Gravel with Petrified Wood (Sedimentary gravel aggregate and fossilized wood) — sedimentary

Limestone and Quartz Gravel with Petrified Wood

Sedimentary gravel aggregate and fossilized wood

Quartz with Host Rock (SiO2 (Quartz) with fine-grained Matrix) — sedimentary

Quartz with Host Rock

SiO2 (Quartz) with fine-grained Matrix

Shale (Lutaceous sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale

Lutaceous sedimentary rock

Mica schist, likely biotite–muscovite schist (Mica schist; predominantly quartz, feldspar, biotite and/or muscovite mica. Exact mineral composition cannot be confirmed from the photograph alone.) — metamorphic

Mica schist, likely biotite–muscovite schist

Mica schist; predominantly quartz, feldspar, biotite and/or muscovite mica. Exact mineral composition cannot be confirmed from the photograph alone.

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Basalt with Quartz Vein (Basalt with silicon dioxide (SiO2) inclusion) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz Vein

Basalt with silicon dioxide (SiO2) inclusion

Tumbled Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Tumbled Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone Pebble (Sedimentary quartz arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sedimentary quartz arenite

Sandstone Concretion (Sedimentary Concretion (Quartz sand bound by mineral cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Sedimentary Concretion (Quartz sand bound by mineral cement)

Mixed Mineral Assortment (Pyrite, Kyanite, Agate, Jasper) (FeS2 (Pyrite), Al2SiO5 (Kyanite), SiO2 (Agate/Jasper)) — mineral

Mixed Mineral Assortment (Pyrite, Kyanite, Agate, Jasper)

FeS2 (Pyrite), Al2SiO5 (Kyanite), SiO2 (Agate/Jasper)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone Pebble (Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)

Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Granite (Granite) — Igneous

Granite

Granite

Dyed Agate (SiO2) — Mineral

Dyed Agate

SiO2

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (SiO2 principal composition)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (SiO2 principal composition)

General river rock or weathered cobble (Mixed rock composition) — igneous/metamorphic

General river rock or weathered cobble

Mixed rock composition

igneous/metamorphic

Sandstone (Iron-stained) (Sandstone (rich in Quartz and Hematite/Limonite coatings)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Iron-stained)

Sandstone (rich in Quartz and Hematite/Limonite coatings)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (a rock composed predominantly of serpentine group minerals)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (a rock composed predominantly of serpentine group minerals)

Gold (Aurum (Au)) — Mineral (Metal)

Gold

Aurum (Au)

Mineral (Metal)

Red Painted Rock (Artificial Coated Lithic Fragment) — sedimentary

Red Painted Rock

Artificial Coated Lithic Fragment

Shale fragment (Shale (clay mineral rich sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Shale fragment

Shale (clay mineral rich sedimentary rock)

Shale / Mudstone (Sedimentary rock (Claystone / Mudstone / Shale)) — sedimentary

Shale / Mudstone

Sedimentary rock (Claystone / Mudstone / Shale)

Granite (Intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive igneous rock