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Mineraloid Like Synthetic Material

Browse mineraloid like synthetic material specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Shungite

Zincite

Opalite

Lead Feldspar

Peat

Blue Line Jasper

Lime Green Tourmaline

Lime Green Tourmaline

Argillite

Needle Tourmaline

Needle Tourmaline

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Color-Change Tourmaline

Color-Change Tourmaline

Chert (Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (with potential fossil fragments) (Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with iron oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with potential fossil fragments)

Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with iron oxides)

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Limonitic Chert) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Limonitic Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz Infill (Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 infill)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz Infill

Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 infill)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite Geode (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite Geode

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant/Cubic Zirconia) (Carbon (C) - if diamond, or Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - if Cubic Zirconia) — mineral

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant/Cubic Zirconia)

Carbon (C) - if diamond, or Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - if Cubic Zirconia

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

Bauxite

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

Chert (with Limestone/Dolomite host) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limestone/Dolomite host)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

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

Black Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)

Labradorite (Polished Sphere) (Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)) — mineral

Labradorite (Polished Sphere)

Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz vein in Schist (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host) — metamorphic

Quartz vein in Schist

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host

Pink Granite (Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (high K-feldspar)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (high K-feldspar)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Scoria (Lava Rock) (Vesicular Basalt / Scoria) — igneous

Scoria (Lava Rock)

Vesicular Basalt / Scoria

Geode (Unopened) (Vug or Geode (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode (Unopened)

Vug or Geode (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)

Brown Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Brown Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Rough Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Green Sandstone (Glauconitic Sandstone) (Glauconitic Sandstone (K(Fe,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Green Sandstone (Glauconitic Sandstone)

Glauconitic Sandstone (K(Fe,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed of quartz, illite, chlorite)) — metamorphic

Slate

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed of quartz, illite, chlorite)

Black Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Amorphous volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)

Chert (variously known as Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variously known as Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Clastic Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Clastic Rock

Crinoid Stem Fossil (Crinoidea (Class) / Calcite (CaCO3)) — fossil

Crinoid Stem Fossil

Crinoidea (Class) / Calcite (CaCO3)

Chert (often called Flint when dark) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Blue Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide)) — gemstone

Blue Topaz

Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide)

Rhyolite with Agate/Quartz Vugs (Rhyolite (Volcanic Rock) containing SiO2 (Silica) vugs) — igneous

Rhyolite with Agate/Quartz Vugs

Rhyolite (Volcanic Rock) containing SiO2 (Silica) vugs

River Jasper (Chert/Chalcedony mix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and chlorite inclusions) — sedimentary

River Jasper (Chert/Chalcedony mix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and chlorite inclusions