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Mineral Description (Anthropogenic Material)

Browse mineral description (anthropogenic material) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Peat

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Euxenite

Eltyubyuite

Buergerite

Rough Black Diamond (Bort / Carbonado) (Diamond (C)) — mineral

Rough Black Diamond (Bort / Carbonado)

Diamond (C)

Rough Diamond (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Milky Quartz (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (in a jewelry setting) (Cubic Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in a jewelry setting)

Cubic Carbon (C)

Diamond (set in a gold ring) (Carbon (C) - Adamantine cubic carbon) — mineral

Diamond (set in a gold ring)

Carbon (C) - Adamantine cubic carbon

Diamond (Diamond (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (C)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Boulder (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Boulder

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Amazonite (Microcline (variety Amazonite), K(AlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (variety Amazonite), K(AlSi3O8)

Milky Quartz/Gray Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz/Gray Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz (Milky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz with Mica inclusions (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Mica inclusions

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky and Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky and Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White Quartz Cobble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz Cobble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Unidentified weathered rock fragments (Likely mixed silicate rocks; specific identification requires testing) — mineral

Unidentified weathered rock fragments

Likely mixed silicate rocks; specific identification requires testing

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Quartz-rich pegmatite with mica and dark inclusions (Pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), with feldspar and biotite/tourmaline inclusions) — igneous

Quartz-rich pegmatite with mica and dark inclusions

Pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), with feldspar and biotite/tourmaline inclusions

Likely petrified wood or silicified fossil fragment (Silicified wood; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — fossil

Likely petrified wood or silicified fossil fragment

Silicified wood; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Red Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone (primarily quartz grains cemented by iron oxides)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Quartzose Sandstone (primarily quartz grains cemented by iron oxides)

Clay (as a rock-forming material) (Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)) — Mineral

Clay (as a rock-forming material)

Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)

Tiger's Eye (Quartz with riebeckite inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Tiger's Eye

Quartz with riebeckite inclusions (SiO2)

Tumbled blue sodalite (Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂) — mineral

Tumbled blue sodalite

Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂

Limonite (Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite

Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O

Fluorite (Green Fluorite) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (Green Fluorite)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Tumbled black-and-white stone, likely dendritic agate or jasper (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony with manganese-oxide dendrites) — mineral

Tumbled black-and-white stone, likely dendritic agate or jasper

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony with manganese-oxide dendrites

Tumbled purple agate (likely grape agate or amethystine chalcedony) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration commonly from iron, manganese, or inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled purple agate (likely grape agate or amethystine chalcedony)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration commonly from iron, manganese, or inclusions

Shark Tooth Fossil (Chondrichthyes (class) fossilized tooth) — fossil

Shark Tooth Fossil

Chondrichthyes (class) fossilized tooth

Olivine (Peridot) (Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) — Mineral

Olivine (Peridot)

Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

Yellow-green jasper or serpentine-rich rock (Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-bearing and/or serpentine minerals; exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Yellow-green jasper or serpentine-rich rock

Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-bearing and/or serpentine minerals; exact identification requires testing

Iron-rich breccia (likely hematite–goethite breccia) (Hematite (Fe₂O₃) and goethite (FeO(OH)) in a silicified or iron-cemented breccia) — sedimentary

Iron-rich breccia (likely hematite–goethite breccia)

Hematite (Fe₂O₃) and goethite (FeO(OH)) in a silicified or iron-cemented breccia