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Mineral Based Human Made Alloy

Browse mineral based human made alloy specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Carbonatite

Claystone

Marl

Dalmatian Jasper

Dalmatian Jasper

Gypsum

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone) (Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 based with lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)

Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 based with lithic fragments)

Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Yellow Jasper

Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Chert (Quartz) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2+KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2+KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead Preform) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Preform)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Water and Silt (Sedimentary Environment) (Suspended Sediment / H2O (dihydrogen monoxide)) — sedimentary

Water and Silt (Sedimentary Environment)

Suspended Sediment / H2O (dihydrogen monoxide)

Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate slice) (Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2) — mineral

Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate slice)

Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Quartz Pebble (Beach Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (Beach Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate (specifically a small Chalcedony nodule) (Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (specifically a small Chalcedony nodule)

Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead/Projectile Point) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead/Projectile Point)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Coquina (Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Turquoise (Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium) - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium) - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Galena-rich sulfide specimen (Galena (lead sulfide, PbS), possibly with sphalerite and oxidized sulfides) — mineral

Galena-rich sulfide specimen

Galena (lead sulfide, PbS), possibly with sphalerite and oxidized sulfides

Emerald / Fluorite (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) / Fluorite (CaF2)) — mineral

Emerald / Fluorite

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) / Fluorite (CaF2)

Blue Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite) — Mineral (silicate variety)

Blue Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite

Mineral (silicate variety)

Scoria (Vesicular Basalt) (Vesicular Basalt) — igneous

Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)

Vesicular Basalt

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

Tumbled milky quartz (likely)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

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

Tumbled milky quartz

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Chert (Chert (microcrystalline quartz)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (microcrystalline quartz)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

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

Amethyst Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Faceted Peach Morganite (Beryl) (Morganite (Be3Al2Si6O18 with trace Manganese)) — mineral

Faceted Peach Morganite (Beryl)

Morganite (Be3Al2Si6O18 with trace Manganese)

Tumbled brown chalcedony (likely jasper or agate) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide staining) — mineral

Tumbled brown chalcedony (likely jasper or agate)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide staining

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Diamond (Diamond (pure carbon C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (pure carbon C)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite) — mineral

Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Bloodstone (also known as Heliotrope) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony) — mineral

Bloodstone (also known as Heliotrope)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony

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

Sandstone

Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)

Diamond (Cut Gemstone) (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond (Cut Gemstone)

Carbon (C)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (and/or Flint) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and/or Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Slag Glass (Vitreous Silicate Residue) — industrial byproduct (anthropogenic rock)

Slag Glass

Vitreous Silicate Residue

industrial byproduct (anthropogenic rock)

Greenstone (Metamorphic mafic rock (chlorite-actinolite-epidote schist)) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Metamorphic mafic rock (chlorite-actinolite-epidote schist)

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

Cubic Zirconia

Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)