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Mineraloid (Human Made Geological Specimen)

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

Basalt with Vesicular Texture (Beach Cobble) (Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt with Vesicular Texture (Beach Cobble)

Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Igneous Rock)

Pyrite with Limonite/Goethite Alteration (Pseudomorph) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) transitioning to Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Pyrite with Limonite/Goethite Alteration (Pseudomorph)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) transitioning to Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Milky Quartz Pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (small fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (small fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Quartzite fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Quartzite fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Green Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartzite (often colored by chromium-bearing minerals or fuchsite)) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartzite (often colored by chromium-bearing minerals or fuchsite)

Granite (Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock

Chert (Jasper/Flint var.) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint var.)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Chert / Flint Variety)

Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Geode (unopened) (SiO2 - Chert-shelled concretion (mostly Quartz)) — sedimentary

Geode (unopened)

SiO2 - Chert-shelled concretion (mostly Quartz)

Flint / Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Kalkstein (Marl/Sandstone) (Fossiliferous calcarenite/siltstone) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Kalkstein (Marl/Sandstone)

Fossiliferous calcarenite/siltstone

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Limestone Pebble (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Pyrite (FeS2)

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rounded gray stone, likely slate or fine-grained sandstone (Probable slate (low-grade metamorphosed shale) or lithic sandstone; exact identification requires testing) — sedimentary

Rounded gray stone, likely slate or fine-grained sandstone

Probable slate (low-grade metamorphosed shale) or lithic sandstone; exact identification requires testing

Basalt with Fusion Crust (Meteorite-like appearance) (Vesicular Basalt) — igneous

Basalt with Fusion Crust (Meteorite-like appearance)

Vesicular Basalt

Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble) (Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble)

Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)

Sedimentary Rock

Chert (Jasper/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (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

Conical fossil shell or shell fragment (Likely a gastropod shell fragment; exact taxon indeterminate from the image) — fossil

Conical fossil shell or shell fragment

Likely a gastropod shell fragment; exact taxon indeterminate from the image

Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)

Likely metallic sulfide mineral fragment (Possibly galena (PbS) or pyrite (FeS₂); identification is uncertain from the photograph) — mineral

Likely metallic sulfide mineral fragment

Possibly galena (PbS) or pyrite (FeS₂); identification is uncertain from the photograph

Sandstone (Arenite (with iron oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (with iron oxide cement)

Chert (often called Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone (Coquina)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Bioclastic Limestone (Coquina)

Sandstone Cobble with Liesegang Rings (Arenite with iron oxide precipitation (SiO2 matrix with Fe2O3 banding)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Cobble with Liesegang Rings

Arenite with iron oxide precipitation (SiO2 matrix with Fe2O3 banding)

Granite (probable) (Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica) — igneous

Granite (probable)

Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)