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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 (Commonly called Jasper or Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Commonly called Jasper or Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (fossilized resin, C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinite (fossilized resin, C10H16O)

Granite Pebble (Granite; primarily composed of Quartz (SiO2), Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), and Mica) — igneous

Granite Pebble

Granite; primarily composed of Quartz (SiO2), Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), and Mica

Chert (Chert Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Common Opal/Agate mixture) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal/Agate mixture)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Iron-stained Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions (Limonite/Goethite)) — mineral

Iron-stained Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions (Limonite/Goethite)

Thunderegg (Agate or Quartz Geode) (Silica-filled rhyolitic nodule (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Thunderegg (Agate or Quartz Geode)

Silica-filled rhyolitic nodule (SiO2)

Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz (Basalt with Secondary Mineral Infilling) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz

Basalt with Secondary Mineral Infilling

Quartzite (Ferruginous Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Ferruginous Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

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

Chert (Flint nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Carved Stone Turtle (Mixed stone carving) — carved stone

Carved Stone Turtle

Mixed stone carving

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2, often with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2, often with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)

Chert (Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Banded) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Banded)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock, predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock, predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4

Siltstone Pebble (Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)) — sedimentary

Siltstone Pebble

Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)

Snowflake Obsidian (Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions (Amorphous SiO2 + SiO2 inclusions)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions (Amorphous SiO2 + SiO2 inclusions)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone) (Sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite cement) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)

Sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite cement

Yellow Jasper Ocher (Limonitic Chert (SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper Ocher

Limonitic Chert (SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Sandstone (Arenite (predominantly SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (predominantly SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (with potential iron mineralization) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with potential iron mineralization)

Arenite

Biotite on Quartz (Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Biotite on Quartz

Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Nodular Chert) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Nodular Chert)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)

Fossil Coral (Scleractinia (Fossilized Hexacoral)) — fossil

Fossil Coral

Scleractinia (Fossilized Hexacoral)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Conglomerate (Conglomerate rock) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate rock

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sugilite (Sugilite (KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30)) — mineral

Sugilite

Sugilite (KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)