Rock Identifier

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Mineraloid (Human Made Geological Specimen)

Browse mineraloid (human made geological specimen) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Sea Shell (Fighting Conch Fragment) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Strombus alatus fragment) — sedimentary (biogenic)

Sea Shell (Fighting Conch Fragment)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Strombus alatus fragment

sedimentary (biogenic)
N/A (Non-Geological Specimen) — N/A

N/A (Non-Geological Specimen)

N/A
Granite (Granite (plutonic igneous rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (plutonic igneous rock)

igneous
Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

gemstone
Chert (Nodular) (Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline Quartz)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular)

Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline Quartz)

sedimentary
Limonite/Ironstone (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite/Ironstone

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

mineral
Crinoid Fossil Stem Segment (Class Crinoidea (Echinodermata)) — sedimentary

Crinoid Fossil Stem Segment

Class Crinoidea (Echinodermata)

sedimentary
Apatite (Fluorapatite, Chlorapatite, and Hydroxylapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Apatite

Fluorapatite, Chlorapatite, and Hydroxylapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

mineral
Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

mineral
Limonite (Yellow Ochre) (Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Yellow Ochre)

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

mineral
Black Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities like Fe3O4)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities like Fe3O4)

igneous
Diamond (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

mineral
Precious Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Precious Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

mineral
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2

sedimentary
Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) veining in silicate matrix) — sedimentary

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) veining in silicate matrix

sedimentary
Waterworn Pebble / Quartzite (Metamorphic/Sedimentary rock fragment) — sedimentary

Waterworn Pebble / Quartzite

Metamorphic/Sedimentary rock fragment

sedimentary
Quartz-veined Basalt or Diabase Pebble (Igneous rock with hydrothermal quartz vein) — igneous

Quartz-veined Basalt or Diabase Pebble

Igneous rock with hydrothermal quartz vein

igneous
Granite River Pebble (Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Granite River Pebble

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)

igneous
Calamites Fossil (Horsetail Stem) (Calamites (Genus), part of the class Equisetopsida) — sedimentary

Calamites Fossil (Horsetail Stem)

Calamites (Genus), part of the class Equisetopsida

sedimentary
Generic Rock / Pebble (Undetermined rock specimen) — sedimentary

Generic Rock / Pebble

Undetermined rock specimen

sedimentary
Diorite (Diorite) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite

igneous
Green Opal (Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O) with inclusions) — mineraloid

Green Opal

Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O) with inclusions

mineraloid
Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Carnelian (Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2) — Mineral

Carnelian

Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2

Mineral
Chert (Nodule) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Flint (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)

igneous
Pearl (Organic Mineraloid (CaCO3 + Conchiolin)) — mineral

Pearl

Organic Mineraloid (CaCO3 + Conchiolin)

mineral
Gold Ore in Quartz (Auriferous Quartz (Au + SiO2)) — igneous

Gold Ore in Quartz

Auriferous Quartz (Au + SiO2)

igneous
Chert (Nodule) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (SiO2)

sedimentary
Amber (Copal) (Succinate (Fossilized Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber (Copal)

Succinate (Fossilized Resin)

mineraloid
Aragonite Star Cluster (Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite Star Cluster

Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

mineral
Limonite/Goethite Concretion (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite/Goethite Concretion

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

sedimentary
Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (High-silica impact glass)) — mineraloid

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (High-silica impact glass)

mineraloid
Chalcanthite (Likely Synthetic/Lab-Grown) (Hydrated copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4·5H2O)) — mineral

Chalcanthite (Likely Synthetic/Lab-Grown)

Hydrated copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4·5H2O)

mineral
Blue Slag Glass (Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)) — Anthropogenic (Man-made)

Blue Slag Glass

Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)

Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Conch Pearl (Calcareous concretion (CaCO3)) — mineraloid

Conch Pearl

Calcareous concretion (CaCO3)

mineraloid
Malachite (Malachite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide) - Cu2CO3(OH)2) — Mineral

Malachite

Malachite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide) - Cu2CO3(OH)2

Mineral
Fossilized oyster shell (Bivalvia; likely an oyster (Ostreidae), partly mineralized with calcite) — fossil

Fossilized oyster shell

Bivalvia; likely an oyster (Ostreidae), partly mineralized with calcite

fossil