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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

Bismuth (Bismuth (Bi)) — mineral

Bismuth

Bismuth (Bi)

Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant) (Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — gemstone

Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)

Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalised Glass) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Opalised Glass

Opalite (Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Slag Glass (Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide) — mineral

Slag Glass

Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide

Rainbow Hematite (Titanium Coated) (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating) — mineral

Rainbow Hematite (Titanium Coated)

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating

Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment (Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz) — mineral

Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment

Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz

Cobalt Glass Slug (Cullet) (Man-made Silicate Glass with Cobalt Oxide (CoO)) — mineraloid

Cobalt Glass Slug (Cullet)

Man-made Silicate Glass with Cobalt Oxide (CoO)

Opalite (Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)) — mineral (synthetic)

Opalite

Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)

mineral (synthetic)

Goldstone (Brown/Gold) (Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with Copper inclusions)) — gemstone

Goldstone (Brown/Gold)

Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with Copper inclusions)

Porcelain Tile (Sandstone-look) (Man-made Ceramic (resembling Quartz-rich Sandstone)) — sedimentary (imitation)

Porcelain Tile (Sandstone-look)

Man-made Ceramic (resembling Quartz-rich Sandstone)

sedimentary (imitation)

Opalite crescent pendant (Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)) — gemstone

Opalite crescent pendant

Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)

Sea Glass (Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)) — mineral

Sea Glass

Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)

Sea Glass (Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)) — mineral

Sea Glass

Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)

Goldstone (Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)) — mineraloid / man-made glass

Goldstone

Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)

mineraloid / man-made glass

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

Tumbled milky quartz pebble

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz

Cubic Zirconia (Man-made) (Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) with Enamel and Metal Alloy) — mineral

Cubic Zirconia (Man-made)

Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) with Enamel and Metal Alloy

Mystic Topaz (Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with metallic film coating) — mineral

Mystic Topaz

Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with metallic film coating

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)

Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper) (Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions) — gemstone

Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions

Obsidian (Blue) (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian (Blue)

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye) — mineral

Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye

Pink Quartz / Sea Glass (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pink Quartz / Sea Glass

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear quartz crystal (likely) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Clear quartz crystal (likely)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste (Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)) — gemstone

Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste

Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia) (Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)

Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Goldstone (Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)) — mineraloid / man-made glass

Goldstone

Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)

mineraloid / man-made glass

Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz (Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components) — gemstone

Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz

Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components

Blue Goldstone (Aventurine Glass) — Man-made glass (often grouped with minerals in lapidary)

Blue Goldstone

Aventurine Glass

Man-made glass (often grouped with minerals in lapidary)

Strawberry Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions) — mineral

Strawberry Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions

Quartz (likely milky quartz or quartz glass-like fragment) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Quartz (likely milky quartz or quartz glass-like fragment)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Black tumbled stone, possibly obsidian (Obsidian (volcanic glass; predominantly SiO₂), identification uncertain from image) — igneous

Black tumbled stone, possibly obsidian

Obsidian (volcanic glass; predominantly SiO₂), identification uncertain from image

Rounded graywacke or sandstone cobble (Lithified clastic sandstone; likely quartz–feldspar–lithic grain aggregate in a silica or calcite matrix) — sedimentary

Rounded graywacke or sandstone cobble

Lithified clastic sandstone; likely quartz–feldspar–lithic grain aggregate in a silica or calcite matrix

Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass) (Opalite, a trade name for opalescent glass; not natural opal) — mineral

Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)

Opalite, a trade name for opalescent glass; not natural opal

Man-made Metal Pin (Non-geological) (Antimony-Lead Alloy or Zinc/Brass Base with Electroplating) — Metal Alloy / Manufactured Artifact

Man-made Metal Pin (Non-geological)

Antimony-Lead Alloy or Zinc/Brass Base with Electroplating

Metal Alloy / Manufactured Artifact

$Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation (Most likely quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires refractive-index and hardness tests) — gemstone$

Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation

Most likely quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires refractive-index and hardness tests

Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass) — mineraloid (man-made)

Opalite

Synthetic Opalized Glass

mineraloid (man-made)

Clear quartz crystal (likely) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Clear quartz crystal (likely)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Aura Quartz

Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Concrete with Aggregate (Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)) — anthropogenic (human-made) sedimentary-like material

Concrete with Aggregate

Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)

anthropogenic (human-made) sedimentary-like material