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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

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

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)

Kidney Stone (Nephrolith (typically Calcium Oxalate - CaC2O4)) — mineral

Kidney Stone

Nephrolith (typically Calcium Oxalate - CaC2O4)

Gneiss (Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)

Muscovite Mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Rutilated Quartz (likely Citrine or Smoky Quartz with Rutile inclusions) (SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Quartz with Rutile)) — Mineral

Rutilated Quartz (likely Citrine or Smoky Quartz with Rutile inclusions)

SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Quartz with Rutile)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (70% or more SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (70% or more SiO2)

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

Quartz (Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass, predominantly SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass, predominantly SiO2)

Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Dendritic Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron Oxide inclusions

Iron-Stained Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Iron Oxide Inclusion/Staining) — mineral

Iron-Stained Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Iron Oxide Inclusion/Staining

Limonite Concretion (Ironstone) (Limonite / Goethite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)

Limonite / Goethite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Quartzite with Epidote Vein (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone with Hydrothermal Vein) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Epidote Vein

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone with Hydrothermal Vein

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

Dendritic Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Basalt with Secondary Mineral Infillings) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Basalt with Secondary Mineral Infillings

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Resin)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Resin)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)

Picture Jasper (Tectonically broken chalcedony (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Tectonically broken chalcedony (SiO2)

Prehnite (Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)) — mineral

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)

Yellow Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Yellow Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

Quartz Vein on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vein on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Schist (Schist (variety likely Mica Schist)) — metamorphic

Schist

Schist (variety likely Mica Schist)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite / Ca5(PO4)3F) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite / Ca5(PO4)3F

Mixed Tumbled Rocks and Minerals Collection (Mixed Minerals and Rocks (Quartz, Feldspar, Jasper, Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Sodalite, Rose Quartz, Fluorite, etc.)) — mineral

Mixed Tumbled Rocks and Minerals Collection

Mixed Minerals and Rocks (Quartz, Feldspar, Jasper, Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Sodalite, Rose Quartz, Fluorite, etc.)

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

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

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

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Granite Gneiss (Felsic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Granite Gneiss

Felsic Gneiss

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with various silicate clasts)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with various silicate clasts)

Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)

Garnet Schist (Garnetiferous Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Garnetiferous Mica Schist

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Eclogite (Eclogite (Omphacite + Pyrope)) — metamorphic

Eclogite

Eclogite (Omphacite + Pyrope)

Quartz Vein in Greenstone (Metamorphic rock with quartz vein (SiO2 / mixed silicates)) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Greenstone

Metamorphic rock with quartz vein (SiO2 / mixed silicates)

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

Lepidolite

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

Chert (specifically Green Chert/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Green Chert/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Potash (Sylvite/Potassium Feldspar) (Potassium chloride (KCl) or Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Potash (Sylvite/Potassium Feldspar)

Potassium chloride (KCl) or Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Quartz / Common Opal Transition (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz / Common Opal Transition

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)