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Mineral Like (Anthropogenic)

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

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Sandstone (Banded)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal) (Amygdaloidal Basalt) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal)

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Milky Quartz with Inclusions

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Hematite

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)

Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — Mineral

Howlite

Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Granite Gneiss (Gneiss (derived from granitic protolith)) — metamorphic

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (derived from granitic protolith)

Pink Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace inclusions) — mineral

Pink Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace inclusions

River Quartz (Milky and Smoky mix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

River Quartz (Milky and Smoky mix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (River Pebble) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (River Pebble)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire/Zircon-bearing) (Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)) — mineral

Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire/Zircon-bearing)

Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

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

Quartz on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese

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

Fluorite (likely Green Fluorite variant)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Bornite (Peacock Ore) (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite (Peacock Ore)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Mookaite Jasper (Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2 with iron impurities)) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2 with iron impurities)

Fuchsite (Chrome Mica) (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Fuchsite (Chrome Mica)

K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Chrysocolla in Matrix (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4' nH2O on Quartz/Feldspar matrix) — mineral

Chrysocolla in Matrix

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4' nH2O on Quartz/Feldspar matrix

Diamond (Colorless/White) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (Colorless/White)

Carbon (C)

Druzy Quartz on Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Druzy Quartz on Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Fluorite (translucent octahedral crystal) (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (translucent octahedral crystal)

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Scapanorhynchus (Sand Tiger Shark relative)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Scapanorhynchus (Sand Tiger Shark relative)

Himalayan Salt (Halite (mineral name), chemical formula NaCl (sodium chloride). Generally, 'Himalayan Salt' is a trade name for evaporite minerals from specific regions.) — Mineral

Himalayan Salt

Halite (mineral name), chemical formula NaCl (sodium chloride). Generally, 'Himalayan Salt' is a trade name for evaporite minerals from specific regions.

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxide staining (Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide staining (Fe2O3)

Picture Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and organic impurities) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and organic impurities

Blue Quartzite (Quartzite (silicon dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Blue Quartzite

Quartzite (silicon dioxide, SiO2)

Pebble (likely Sandstone or Granitic Pebble) (Clastic Sediment (or specific rock type, e.g., Arenite, Granitoid Pebble)) — Rock (likely Sedimentary)

Pebble (likely Sandstone or Granitic Pebble)

Clastic Sediment (or specific rock type, e.g., Arenite, Granitoid Pebble)

Rock (likely Sedimentary)

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

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Diorite (Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Obsidian (in jewelry setting) (Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silica)) — igneous

Obsidian (in jewelry setting)

Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silica)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)