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Mineral Like (Anthropogenic)

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

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Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Garden Quartz

Ribbon Jasper

Sagenite Agate

Leopard Skin Jasper

Leopard Skin Jasper

Flower Jasper

Feather Jasper

Dendritic Opal

Starburst Agate

Plume Agate

Feather Agate

Moss Opal

Limonite Concretion (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) Pseudomorph) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) Pseudomorph

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Basalt with secondary mineral infilling) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Basalt with secondary mineral infilling

Agate (Plume/Moss variety) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron/manganese inclusions) — mineral

Agate (Plume/Moss variety)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron/manganese inclusions

Green glass-like mineral specimen, likely fluorite (Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), if natural; appearance may also indicate colored glass) — mineral

Green glass-like mineral specimen, likely fluorite

Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), if natural; appearance may also indicate colored glass

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Sedimentary Rock)

Limonite (Ironstone) (FeO(OH)qn H2O) — sedimentary

Limonite (Ironstone)

FeO(OH)qn H2O

Diorite (Intermediate Phaneritic Plutonic Rock - Diorite) — igneous

Diorite

Intermediate Phaneritic Plutonic Rock - Diorite

Kimberlite with Diamond (Kimberlite (Porphyritic Peridotite)) — igneous

Kimberlite with Diamond

Kimberlite (Porphyritic Peridotite)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Sandstone and Mixed Rock Assemblage (Clastic Sedimentary Rock / Quartz Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone and Mixed Rock Assemblage

Clastic Sedimentary Rock / Quartz Arenite

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)

Desert Rose (Gypsum or Barite (CaSO4·2H2O or BaSO4)) — mineral

Desert Rose

Gypsum or Barite (CaSO4·2H2O or BaSO4)

Sandstone or possibly a conglomerate (Arenite (if sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone or possibly a conglomerate

Arenite (if sandstone)

Conglomerate (Quartz Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Quartz Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Conglomerative Rudite (SiO2/CaCO3 matrix)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerative Rudite (SiO2/CaCO3 matrix)

Sandstone Concretion (Moqui Marble / Iron-oxide Concretion (SiO2 with Hematite/Goethite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Moqui Marble / Iron-oxide Concretion (SiO2 with Hematite/Goethite)

Diorite (Diorite) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite

Gossan (Ferruginous gossan (Iron-rich capping)) — sedimentary

Gossan

Ferruginous gossan (Iron-rich capping)

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Garden Quartz (Lodalite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions) — mineral

Garden Quartz (Lodalite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions

Pegmatite (with Muscovite Mica and Quartz) (Granitic Pegmatite (chiefly KAlSi3O8, SiO2, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — igneous

Pegmatite (with Muscovite Mica and Quartz)

Granitic Pegmatite (chiefly KAlSi3O8, SiO2, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Pyrite in Matrix with Copper Alterations (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) with secondary Copper carbonates/sulfides) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix with Copper Alterations

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) with secondary Copper carbonates/sulfides

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Arsenopyrite (Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)) — mineral

Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)

Chrysocolla on Matrix (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla on Matrix

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Greenschist (Chlorite Schist) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Chlorite Schist

Granitic Gneiss (Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Granitic Gneiss

Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Sandstone (Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (SiO2 based typically)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (SiO2 based typically)

Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite) (Calcite) — Mineral

Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)

Calcite

Sandstone (Banded) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Banded)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) — mineral

Lepidolite

K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2

Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl) — mineral

Vanadinite

Pb5(VO4)3Cl

Limonite with Ironstone (Limonite (hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides), FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite with Ironstone

Limonite (hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides), FeO(OH)·nH2O

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

Limonite (Iron Ore)

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

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (class)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (class)

Dendritic Rhodonite (Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Dendritic Rhodonite

Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Biotite (Black Mica) (Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2) — mineral

Biotite (Black Mica)

Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade)

Metagabbro / Epidote Gneiss (Epidote bearing Hornblende Gneiss) — metamorphic

Metagabbro / Epidote Gneiss

Epidote bearing Hornblende Gneiss