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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide cement

Vuggy Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Quartz/Calcite inclusions) — sedimentary

Vuggy Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Quartz/Calcite inclusions

Chert (Jasper-like Silicate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper-like Silicate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

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

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite / Arkose)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (with iron staining) (Quartz Arenite / Ferruginous Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with iron staining)

Quartz Arenite / Ferruginous Sandstone

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide cement

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based typically)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based typically)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Conglomerate (River Rock) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate (River Rock)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Amethyst cluster (Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)) — mineral

Amethyst cluster

Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Iron-rich)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Iron-rich)

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (varietal Flint or Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper-rich River Cobble) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper-rich River Cobble)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper when pigmented) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper when pigmented)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz-lined vesicle in basalt (amygdaloidal basalt) (Amygdaloidal basalt with drusy quartz; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron oxides) — igneous

Quartz-lined vesicle in basalt (amygdaloidal basalt)

Amygdaloidal basalt with drusy quartz; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron oxides

Rough Diamond (Uncut Diamond) (Native Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Rough Diamond (Uncut Diamond)

Native Carbon (C)

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

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Caliche (with Lichen Cover) (Calcium carbonate-cemented soil layer (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Caliche (with Lichen Cover)

Calcium carbonate-cemented soil layer (CaCO3)

Chert (specifically Silex or Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Silex or Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4

Sandstone (Sandstone (SiO2 dominant, with minor feldspar and clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2 dominant, with minor feldspar and clay minerals)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz Arenite)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Graphic Granite (Graphic Granite (a runic intergrowth of Quartz and Feldspar)) — igneous

Graphic Granite

Graphic Granite (a runic intergrowth of Quartz and Feldspar)

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

Chert (Chalcedony/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Brachiopod (Brachiopoda (e.g., Atrypa or Rhynchonellida)) — fossil

Fossilized Brachiopod

Brachiopoda (e.g., Atrypa or Rhynchonellida)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Sandstone (mainly Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxides like Goethite/Hematite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Sandstone (mainly Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxides like Goethite/Hematite)

Chert (with potential fossil inclusion) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with potential fossil inclusion)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variation) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variation)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Malachite / Copper Ore (Cu2CO3(OH)2) — mineral

Malachite / Copper Ore

Cu2CO3(OH)2

Chert (Jasper/Quartzite variety) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Quartzite variety)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Travertine (Tufa) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Carbonate Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Carbonate Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)

Olivine (Peridotite) (Magnesium iron silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4) — igneous

Olivine (Peridotite)

Magnesium iron silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)