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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

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Limonite/Goethite staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Limonite/Goethite staining)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

Chrysocolla (Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)

Sandstone (Sandstone (Sedimentary rock composed of silicate grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (Sedimentary rock composed of silicate grains)

Concrete fragment or Conglomerate (Artificial Conglomerate (Concrete) or Natural Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Concrete fragment or Conglomerate

Artificial Conglomerate (Concrete) or Natural Conglomerate

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Calcite (often marketed as 'Mexican Onyx') (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Banded Calcite (often marketed as 'Mexican Onyx')

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (specifically Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (and Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (and Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula: SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone with Iron Staining (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Staining

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Travertine (Tufa limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Tufa limestone (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite or Arkose)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite or Arkose)

Sandstone Pebble (Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Siltstone Pebble (Siltstone) — sedimentary

Siltstone Pebble

Siltstone

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)

Sandstone (Weathered Pebble) (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone with Dendritic Inclusions (Quartzose Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Dendritic Inclusions

Quartzose Sandstone

Sandstone (Sandstone (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)

Sedimentary Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Ferruginous Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Sandstone with Iron Oxide

Ferruginous Sandstone

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)

Sandstone (Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic rock)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (White Chert/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (SiO2)

Granite (Granitic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Granitic intrusive igneous rock

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Amphibite Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Amphibite Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions

Greenstone (Greenschist facies metabasite) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Greenschist facies metabasite

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Polished green moss agate cabochon (Moss agate: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with included chlorite/actinolite or iron-manganese minerals) — mineral

Polished green moss agate cabochon

Moss agate: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with included chlorite/actinolite or iron-manganese minerals

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz