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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

Goethite / Limonite Concretion (Iron Hydroxide Oxide (FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Goethite / Limonite Concretion

Iron Hydroxide Oxide (FeO(OH))

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Greenstone / altered basalt fragment (Likely chlorite–epidote–actinolite altered basalt; exact identification requires testing) — igneous

Greenstone / altered basalt fragment

Likely chlorite–epidote–actinolite altered basalt; exact identification requires testing

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or River Pebble) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or River Pebble)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gray Granite (Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)) — igneous

Gray Granite

Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)

Chert (Flint Nodule) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodule)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Granite (Dioritic variant) (Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Granite (Dioritic variant)

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)

Chert (with Quartz Druzy) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Quartz Druzy)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Silver (Morgan Dollar) (Native Silver (Ag) - 90% Silver, 10% Copper alloy) — mineral

Silver (Morgan Dollar)

Native Silver (Ag) - 90% Silver, 10% Copper alloy

Obsidian (Obsidian (principally SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (principally SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Fossilized Coral (Favosites) (Favosites (Extinct Tabulate Coral)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coral (Favosites)

Favosites (Extinct Tabulate Coral)

Slate (Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Slate

Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert / Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Granodiorite (Granodiorite) — igneous

Granodiorite

Granodiorite

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Diamond (Faceted) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (Faceted)

Carbon (C)

Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble) (Sedimentary rock fragment) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble)

Sedimentary rock fragment

Sandstone (with Manganese staining) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Manganese staining)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Coquina or Coral Fossil (Biogenic Limestone (Calcite/Aragonite)) — sedimentary

Coquina or Coral Fossil

Biogenic Limestone (Calcite/Aragonite)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Olivine (Peridot) (Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4) — mineral

Olivine (Peridot)

Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

Chert (or Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chalky Flint Node) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalky Flint Node)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous / River-worn Cobble) (Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous / River-worn Cobble)

Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone) (Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)

Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions

Biotite on Matrix (Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Biotite on Matrix

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

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)