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Mineral Precipitate (Anthropogenic Context)

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

Efflorescence (on Clay Brick) (Crystalline salt deposits (typically Sodium Sulfate Na2SO4, Calcium Carbonate CaCO3, or Potassium Sulfate K2SO4)) — Mineral precipitate (anthropogenic context)

Efflorescence (on Clay Brick)

Crystalline salt deposits (typically Sodium Sulfate Na2SO4, Calcium Carbonate CaCO3, or Potassium Sulfate K2SO4)

Mineral precipitate (anthropogenic context)

Note on Image Identification: Textile (N/A (Anthropogenic material)) — not a rock

Note on Image Identification: Textile

N/A (Anthropogenic material)

Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement Bit) (Bitumen-bound aggregate (Petrochemical-bound composite)) — sedimentary (anthropogenic/technogenic)

Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement Bit)

Bitumen-bound aggregate (Petrochemical-bound composite)

sedimentary (anthropogenic/technogenic)

Slag (Industrial) (N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)) — industrial by-product

Slag (Industrial)

N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)

industrial by-product

Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct) (Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag) — Mineral-like Industrial Smelting Waste

Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)

Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag

Mineral-like Industrial Smelting Waste

Iron Slag (Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (Byproduct of Smelting)) — Mineral-like byproduct

Iron Slag

Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (Byproduct of Smelting)

Mineral-like byproduct

Slag (Anthropogenic Vitrophyre (Iron or Smelting Slag)) — Mineral-like byproduct

Slag

Anthropogenic Vitrophyre (Iron or Smelting Slag)

Mineral-like byproduct

Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy) (Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown) — Man-made Object (Metal/Alloy)

Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)

Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown

Man-made Object (Metal/Alloy)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gritstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock with iron-rich cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gritstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock with iron-rich cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gold (Elemental Metal) (Gold (Au)) — Mineral

Gold (Elemental Metal)

Gold (Au)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone) (Sandstone with Hematite/Goethite cement (SiO2 + FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)

Sandstone with Hematite/Goethite cement (SiO2 + FeO(OH))

Kidney Stone (Medical Specimen) (Calcium oxalate monohydrate (Whewellite) / CaC2O4·H2O) — Mineral (Biogenic)

Kidney Stone (Medical Specimen)

Calcium oxalate monohydrate (Whewellite) / CaC2O4·H2O

Mineral (Biogenic)

Sodium Polyacrylate (Superabsorbent Polymer) (Sodium Polyacrylate [-CH2-CH(COONa)-]n) — mineral (synthetic)

Sodium Polyacrylate (Superabsorbent Polymer)

Sodium Polyacrylate [-CH2-CH(COONa)-]n

mineral (synthetic)

Shale or Slate with Quartz Veins (Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Slate (low-grade metamorphic rock formed from shale) with Quartz (SiO2) veins) — Metamorphic, likely Sedimentary with Quartz veins

Shale or Slate with Quartz Veins

Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Slate (low-grade metamorphic rock formed from shale) with Quartz (SiO2) veins

Metamorphic, likely Sedimentary with Quartz veins

Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate) (Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)

Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate

Pyrite in Matrix (likely Quartz or Schist matrix) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix (likely Quartz or Schist matrix)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Sandstone (likely Ferruginous) (Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)

Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)

Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble) (Arenite (variable composition, primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble)

Arenite (variable composition, primarily SiO2)

Nickel coin (U.S. currency) (Cupronickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel alloy)) — man-made alloy (metallic)

Nickel coin (U.S. currency)

Cupronickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel alloy)

man-made alloy (metallic)

Pyrite and Sunstone (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) and Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca,Na)Al(Al,Si)Si2O8)) — mineral

Pyrite and Sunstone

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) and Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca,Na)Al(Al,Si)Si2O8)

Kidney Stone (Calcium Oxalate (CaC2O4), Uric Acid, or Struvite) — mineral

Kidney Stone

Calcium Oxalate (CaC2O4), Uric Acid, or Struvite

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Jasper Marble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper Marble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Impurities

Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct) (Anthropogenic Glassy Residue) — not a natural rock

Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)

Anthropogenic Glassy Residue

not a natural rock

Aluminum Slag (Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)) — mineral

Aluminum Slag

Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)

Aluminum Slag (Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)) — mineral

Aluminum Slag

Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)

N/A - Image does not contain a rock or mineral (Anthropogenic textile material) — Non-geological

N/A - Image does not contain a rock or mineral

Anthropogenic textile material

Chromium (Chrome) (Chromium (Cr)) — mineral

Chromium (Chrome)

Chromium (Cr)

Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite) — not a natural rock (man-made composite)

Asphalt Concrete

Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite

not a natural rock (man-made composite)

Iron-Nickel Meteorite fragment (Siderite (meteoritic iron), composed primarily of Kamacite (α-(Fe,Ni)) and Taenite (γ-(Fe,Ni))) — mineral

Iron-Nickel Meteorite fragment

Siderite (meteoritic iron), composed primarily of Kamacite (α-(Fe,Ni)) and Taenite (γ-(Fe,Ni))

Anthropogenic Heat Source (Electronic/Industrial Interface) (Thermal IR emission (Electronic infrastructure)) — not a rock or mineral

Anthropogenic Heat Source (Electronic/Industrial Interface)

Thermal IR emission (Electronic infrastructure)

not a rock or mineral

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

Rhodonite

Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Green Moonstone (Garnierite) (Nickel-bearing Magnesium Silicate (often a mix of Serpentine and Talc/Chlorite groups)) — mineral

Green Moonstone (Garnierite)

Nickel-bearing Magnesium Silicate (often a mix of Serpentine and Talc/Chlorite groups)

Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete) (Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate) — man-made composite (lithified equivalent of sedimentary)

Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)

Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate

man-made composite (lithified equivalent of sedimentary)

Slag (Anthropogenic Iron Silicate Glass) — mineral

Slag

Anthropogenic Iron Silicate Glass

Slag Glass (Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide) — mineral

Slag Glass

Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide

Black Jasper (Black Jasper (Silicate mineral - SiO2)) — sedimentary

Black Jasper

Black Jasper (Silicate mineral - SiO2)

Slag (Anthropogenic glassy silicate) — Mineral-like byproduct

Slag

Anthropogenic glassy silicate

Mineral-like byproduct