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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

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and/or River Pebble) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and/or River Pebble)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint Pebbles) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Pebbles)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Brecciated or Veined) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Brecciated or Veined)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Gray Chert/Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Gray Chert/Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Agate (specifically Lace Agate type) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate (specifically Lace Agate type)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Shark Tooth Fossil (Otodus sp. (possibly Cretalamna)) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Otodus sp. (possibly Cretalamna)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Felsic to Mafic Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Felsic to Mafic Metamorphic Rock)

Jasper (likely Brecciated or Multi-colored) (Jasper (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper (likely Brecciated or Multi-colored)

Jasper (SiO2)

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Schist (Diamond Drill Core) (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist (Diamond Drill Core)

Mica Schist

Sandstone / Chert Gravel (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide based clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone / Chert Gravel

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide based clastic sedimentary rock)

Schist (Micaceous Schist) (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist (Micaceous Schist)

Mica Schist

Epidote (Calcium aluminum iron silicate (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))) — mineral

Epidote

Calcium aluminum iron silicate (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))

Garnet (likely Almandine, Pyrope, or a blend) (Garnet group minerals: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X and Y represent various metal ions (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)) — Mineral

Garnet (likely Almandine, Pyrope, or a blend)

Garnet group minerals: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X and Y represent various metal ions (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)

Chalcedony (Chalcedony (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Chalcedony

Chalcedony (SiO₂)

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) — mineral

Epidote

Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)

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

Pegmatitic Granite

Granite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite (Porphyritic volcanic rock) — igneous

Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite

Porphyritic volcanic rock

Epidote-bearing Rock / Epidote Inclusion (Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) in host rock) — mineral

Epidote-bearing Rock / Epidote Inclusion

Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) in host rock

Hematite Ball (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite Ball

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Terrazzo (Synthetic Composite Rock) (Cementitious or Epoxy Resin-bound Aggregates) — Man-made metamorphic-style composite

Terrazzo (Synthetic Composite Rock)

Cementitious or Epoxy Resin-bound Aggregates

Man-made metamorphic-style composite

Aventurine (Quartz containing inclusions of Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Aventurine

Quartz containing inclusions of Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)

Agated Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Agated Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Opalite

Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)

mineral (synthetic)

Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper / Feldspathic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Dalmatian Stone

Dalmatian Jasper / Feldspathic Igneous Rock

Basalt Pebble with Vesicles (Vesicular Basalt) — igneous

Basalt Pebble with Vesicles

Vesicular Basalt

Chert (Lithic flake / Arrowhead fragment) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Lithic flake / Arrowhead fragment)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Otodus sp. or Carcharocles sp. (likely fossilized Chondrichthyes)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Otodus sp. or Carcharocles sp. (likely fossilized Chondrichthyes)

Limonite (Iron Stone Concretion) (Limonite (Hydrous Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Stone Concretion)

Limonite (Hydrous Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O

Gneissic Granite (Granite Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneissic Granite

Granite Gneiss

Mica Schist with Quartz (Schist containing Muscovite and Quartz) — metamorphic

Mica Schist with Quartz

Schist containing Muscovite and Quartz