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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

Schist (Schist (containing Quartz, Mica, and Amphibole)) — metamorphic

Schist

Schist (containing Quartz, Mica, and Amphibole)

Pink Feldspar / Rhodochrosite (Tumbled Pink Quartzite) (SiO2 (Quartz) / KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar)) — mineral

Pink Feldspar / Rhodochrosite (Tumbled Pink Quartzite)

SiO2 (Quartz) / KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar)

Chert (Green variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Copper Ore (Cupriferous Rock / Mixed Mineral Matrix) — igneous

Copper Ore

Cupriferous Rock / Mixed Mineral Matrix

Basalt with Vesicles (Vesicular Basalt (comprising Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine)) — igneous

Basalt with Vesicles

Vesicular Basalt (comprising Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine)

Pyritic Quartzite (Metequartzite with FeS2 (Pyrite) inclusions) — metamorphic

Pyritic Quartzite

Metequartzite with FeS2 (Pyrite) inclusions

Sandstone with Ironstone Concretion (Arenite with Ferruginous Cement) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Ironstone Concretion

Arenite with Ferruginous Cement

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

Chert (Vuggy Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber and Tumbled Stones (Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinite)) — fossil

Amber and Tumbled Stones

Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinite)

Bauxite (Bauxite (mainly Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (mainly Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Greywacke (River Slikenside) (Greywacke (Lithic Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Greywacke (River Slikenside)

Greywacke (Lithic Sandstone)

Coarse Sand Grain / Lithic Fragment (Clastic Sediment (Lithic fragment or Quartz/Feldspar grain)) — sedimentary

Coarse Sand Grain / Lithic Fragment

Clastic Sediment (Lithic fragment or Quartz/Feldspar grain)

Oolitic Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Oolitic texture) — sedimentary

Oolitic Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Oolitic texture

Pegmatite (Igneous Pegmatite (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica)) — igneous

Pegmatite

Igneous Pegmatite (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica)

Granatic Pegmatite (Pegmatitic Granite) — igneous

Granatic Pegmatite

Pegmatitic Granite

Granitic Pegmatite (Pegmatite containing Quartz, Pink Potassium Feldspar, and Muscovite Mica) — igneous

Granitic Pegmatite

Pegmatite containing Quartz, Pink Potassium Feldspar, and Muscovite Mica

Granitic Pegmatite (Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (Granitic composition: KAlSi3O8, SiO2)) — igneous

Granitic Pegmatite

Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (Granitic composition: KAlSi3O8, SiO2)

Rough Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope) (Garnet group; Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Rough Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)

Garnet group; Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3

Schist (Mica Schist (Group of medium-grade metamorphic rocks)) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist (Group of medium-grade metamorphic rocks)

Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix

Gneiss (Metamorphic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Metamorphic Gneiss

Black Sand (Magnetite Sand) (Magnetite-rich Placers (Fe3O4)) — sedimentary

Black Sand (Magnetite Sand)

Magnetite-rich Placers (Fe3O4)

Turquoise (Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Himalayan Pink Salt (Halite (NaCl) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Himalayan Pink Salt

Halite (NaCl) with iron oxide inclusions

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous Matrix) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous Matrix

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheets with Quartz)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheets with Quartz)

Granite (Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock

Diorite (Dalmatian Stone variant) (Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Diorite (Dalmatian Stone variant)

Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock

Blue Goldstone (Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)) — man-made glass mineral simulant

Blue Goldstone

Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)

man-made glass mineral simulant

Granite (Phaneritic Granocrystalline Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Granocrystalline Igneous Rock

Gneiss (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Diorite (Dalmatian Stone variant) (Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Diorite)) — igneous

Diorite (Dalmatian Stone variant)

Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Diorite)

Sandstone Pebble with Iron Staining (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Fe2O3 oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble with Iron Staining

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Fe2O3 oxides)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4

Diorite (Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Diorite

Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock