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Not A Rock (Man Made Industrial Metal)

Browse not a rock (man made industrial metal) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Rock Gypsum

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Opalite

Goldstone

Anorthosite

Dunite

Gondite

Limestone

Albitite

Coquina

Melteigite

Blue Goldstone

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Slag (Industrial Glass) (Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag (Post-industrial byproduct)) — igneous

Slag (Industrial Glass)

Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag (Post-industrial byproduct)

Native Copper with Malachite/Oxide Coating (Native Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper with Malachite/Oxide Coating

Native Copper (Cu)

Diamond (Faceted) (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond (Faceted)

Carbon (C)

Cupronickel Coin (Copper-Nickel Alloy (typically 75% Cu, 25% Ni)) — anthropic metallic specimen

Cupronickel Coin

Copper-Nickel Alloy (typically 75% Cu, 25% Ni)

anthropic metallic specimen

Green glassy mineral specimen, likely rough emerald or green fluorite (Tentatively beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), emerald variety; synthetic/man-made glass cannot be excluded from the photograph) — mineral

Green glassy mineral specimen, likely rough emerald or green fluorite

Tentatively beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), emerald variety; synthetic/man-made glass cannot be excluded from the photograph

Pegmatite (Granitic Pegmatite) (Pegmatite (Quartz + Potassium Feldspar + Mica)) — igneous

Pegmatite (Granitic Pegmatite)

Pegmatite (Quartz + Potassium Feldspar + Mica)

Iron Slag (Anthropogenic Iron oxide/Silicate composite) — Mineral-like byproduct (Technogenic)

Iron Slag

Anthropogenic Iron oxide/Silicate composite

Mineral-like byproduct (Technogenic)

Diamond (set in a eternity ring band) (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond (set in a eternity ring band)

Carbon (C)

Gold (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold

Native Gold (Au)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Quartzite (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Gold and Diamond Jewelry (Native Gold (Au) and Diamond (C)) — gemstone

Gold and Diamond Jewelry

Native Gold (Au) and Diamond (C)

Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)) — mineral

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)

Sea Glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)) — mineral

Sea Glass

Amorphous silicon dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Ironstone (Limonitic/Hematitic Sandstone) (Ferruginous sandstone (predominantly Fe2O3 and FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ironstone (Limonitic/Hematitic Sandstone)

Ferruginous sandstone (predominantly Fe2O3 and FeO(OH))

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2, often with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)

Manganese Nodule (Polymetallic Nodule (Hydrous manganese and iron oxides)) — mineral

Manganese Nodule

Polymetallic Nodule (Hydrous manganese and iron oxides)

Native Copper (Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper

Copper (Cu)

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Granite (Intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive igneous rock

Diamond (in a jewelry setting) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in a jewelry setting)

Carbon (C)

Possible metallic meteorite or iron-rich mineral (Uncertain; visually compatible with an iron meteorite, metal-rich chondrite, or magnetite-bearing rock) — meteorite

Possible metallic meteorite or iron-rich mineral

Uncertain; visually compatible with an iron meteorite, metal-rich chondrite, or magnetite-bearing rock

Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute) (Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)) — metamorphic (man-made / anthropic)

Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)

Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)

metamorphic (man-made / anthropic)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed primarily of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed primarily of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Rhyolite (Extrusive igneous rock (felsic)) — igneous

Rhyolite

Extrusive igneous rock (felsic)

Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object (Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.) — Man-made Object/Uncertain Mineral

Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object

Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.

Man-made Object/Uncertain Mineral

Blue Sapphire and Diamond (Set in Metal) (Corundum (Al2O3) and Diamond (C)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire and Diamond (Set in Metal)

Corundum (Al2O3) and Diamond (C)

Tiger Iron (Tiger Iron (Composition: SiO2, Fe2O3, Fe3O4)) — metamorphic

Tiger Iron

Tiger Iron (Composition: SiO2, Fe2O3, Fe3O4)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)