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Man Made Rock (Technosol)

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

Vesicular Basalt (Scoria) (Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)

Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral / metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral / metamorphic

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (complex silicate composition with iron oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (complex silicate composition with iron oxides)

Quartz (Milky/Clear Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Clear Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Eclogite (Eclogite (Omphacite + Pyrope)) — metamorphic

Eclogite

Eclogite (Omphacite + Pyrope)

Banded Agate (specifically Lake Superior Agate) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Chalcedony) — mineral

Banded Agate (specifically Lake Superior Agate)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Chalcedony

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4

Granodiorite Pebble (Granodiorite (containing Quartz, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)) — igneous

Granodiorite Pebble

Granodiorite (containing Quartz, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)

Limestone with Calcite Veins (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Calcite Veins

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pink Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-feldspar, Quartz, and Biotite)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-feldspar, Quartz, and Biotite)

Unakite (Tumbled) (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite (Tumbled)

Epidotized Granite

Andesite River Stones (Andesite) — igneous

Andesite River Stones

Andesite

Pink Granite (Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock dominated by Quartz and K-Feldspar)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock dominated by Quartz and K-Feldspar)

Granite Tile (Commercial Granite) (Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite Tile (Commercial Granite)

Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Pink Granite (Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (Granite with K-Feldspar)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (Granite with K-Feldspar)

Granodiorite (Riverbed Cobble) (Granodiorite) — igneous

Granodiorite (Riverbed Cobble)

Granodiorite

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Limonitic Quartzite (Metamorphosed sandstone with Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) staining) — metamorphic

Limonitic Quartzite

Metamorphosed sandstone with Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) staining

Granite (Intrusive igneous rock (SiO2 range 65-75%)) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive igneous rock (SiO2 range 65-75%)

Granite (Granite) — igneous

Granite

Granite

Quartzite with Quartz Vein (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Quartz Vein

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

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

Druzy Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Granite (Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock

Serpentine (Serpentinite) (Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine (Serpentinite)

Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

Green Quartzite (River Stone) (Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Fuchsite or Chlorite)) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite (River Stone)

Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Fuchsite or Chlorite)

Unakite (Unakite (metasomatized granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (metasomatized granite)

Serpentine (Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4

Sandstone (Picture Sandstone) (Sandstone (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Picture Sandstone)

Sandstone (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide impurities)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (composed primarily of mineral group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed primarily of mineral group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)

Thunderegg (Agate-filled Rhyolitic Nodule (SiO2)) — mineral

Thunderegg

Agate-filled Rhyolitic Nodule (SiO2)

Unakite (Unakite (Epidotized Granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (Epidotized Granite)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Unakite (Unakite (Episyenite composition: Feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (Episyenite composition: Feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz)

Red Quartzite (Ferruginous Quartz) (Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)) — metamorphic

Red Quartzite (Ferruginous Quartz)

Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist

Pumice (Pumice (a highly vesicular extrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (a highly vesicular extrusive igneous rock)

Unakite (Unakite Epidosite (Granite with epidote and orthoclase)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite Epidosite (Granite with epidote and orthoclase)

Quartzite with Garnet (Garnetiferous Quartzite (SiO2 + X3Y2(SiO4)3)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Garnet

Garnetiferous Quartzite (SiO2 + X3Y2(SiO4)3)