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Not A Rock (Synthetic Material)

Browse not a rock (synthetic material) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Dunite

Metarhyolite

Limonite

Rock Salt

Coral Rock

Rock Gypsum

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Zincite

Opalite

Milky quartz with dark host-rock inclusions (Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a granitic or metamorphic matrix) — mineral

Milky quartz with dark host-rock inclusions

Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a granitic or metamorphic matrix

Basalt River Pebble (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt River Pebble

Basalt

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 composed primarily of quartz)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 composed primarily of quartz)

Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Slag (Industrial Byproduct) (Artificial silicate/iron byproduct) — Mineral description (Anthropogenic material)

Slag (Industrial Byproduct)

Artificial silicate/iron byproduct

Mineral description (Anthropogenic material)

Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone (predominantly)) — Sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartz Sandstone (predominantly)

Sandstone (Sandstone (composed predominantly of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (composed predominantly of Quartz, SiO2)

River Rock (Sedimentary Rock (various compositions)) — sedimentary

River Rock

Sedimentary Rock (various compositions)

Red Sandstone (Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Arkose with Hematite cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Arkose with Hematite cement)

Concrete / Conglomerate (Man-made) (Artificial Conglomerate (Cementitious Composite)) — sedimentary

Concrete / Conglomerate (Man-made)

Artificial Conglomerate (Cementitious Composite)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily quartz arenite)

Clay Brick (Ceramic structural unit (Al2O3·2SiO2·2H2O as precursor)) — metamorphic (man-made/anthropogenic)

Clay Brick

Ceramic structural unit (Al2O3·2SiO2·2H2O as precursor)

metamorphic (man-made/anthropogenic)

Chert (Nodule) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Sedimentary Sandstone (Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Sandstone

Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Granite Cobble (Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Granite Cobble

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 dominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 dominant)

Sandstone (Tumbled / Rounded) (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Tumbled / Rounded)

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz-rich)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz-rich)

Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass) (Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)) — Mineraloid/Synthetic Material

Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass)

Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)

Mineraloid/Synthetic Material

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)₈[(S,Cl,SO₄,OH)₂|(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)], with varying amounts of Calcite, Pyrite, and Sodalite.)) — Mineral

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)₈[(S,Cl,SO₄,OH)₂|(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)], with varying amounts of Calcite, Pyrite, and Sodalite.)

Gravel or Crushed Stone (Fragmented Aggregate Stone) — sedimentary or igneous fragment

Gravel or Crushed Stone

Fragmented Aggregate Stone

sedimentary or igneous fragment

Weathered granite or granitic pegmatite cobble (Granite/granitic rock, composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor biotite or other dark minerals; the reddish-brown areas may be iron-oxide staining or weathered accessory minerals) — igneous

Weathered granite or granitic pegmatite cobble

Granite/granitic rock, composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor biotite or other dark minerals; the reddish-brown areas may be iron-oxide staining or weathered accessory minerals

Mudstone (Argillite) — sedimentary

Mudstone

Argillite

Crushed Granite / Landscaping Gravel (Granitoid) — igneous

Crushed Granite / Landscaping Gravel

Granitoid

Chert Nodules or Concretion (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules or Concretion

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Limestone (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Limestone (Calcite (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcite (CaCO3)

River Stone (likely Quartzite or Limestone) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

River Stone (likely Quartzite or Limestone)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Igneous Rock

Concrete / Anthropogenic Conglomerate (Man-made composite material (Portland cement, aggregate, and water)) — not a natural rock

Concrete / Anthropogenic Conglomerate

Man-made composite material (Portland cement, aggregate, and water)

not a natural rock

Serpentine (Hydrous magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Hydrous magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sandstone (SiO2 dominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2 dominant)

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

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Mudstone (Lutylite (group of fine-grained sedimentary rocks)) — sedimentary

Mudstone

Lutylite (group of fine-grained sedimentary rocks)