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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

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Starfish Fossil (Asteroidea fossil) — fossil

Starfish Fossil

Asteroidea fossil

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Sandstone (SiO2 dominant composition)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Sandstone (SiO2 dominant composition)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Sandstone (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Sandstone (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)

Chert (or potentially Jasper/Chalcedony) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Chert (or potentially Jasper/Chalcedony)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)

Flint / Chert (or fossiliferous nodule) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert (or fossiliferous nodule)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Pink Granite / K-Feldspar (Alkali feldspar granite / Potassium feldspar (Microcline/Orthoclase)) — igneous

Pink Granite / K-Feldspar

Alkali feldspar granite / Potassium feldspar (Microcline/Orthoclase)

Dark coarse-grained rock, likely basalt or gabbro (Basalt (fine-grained) or gabbro (coarse-grained), composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene) — igneous

Dark coarse-grained rock, likely basalt or gabbro

Basalt (fine-grained) or gabbro (coarse-grained), composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene

Quartzite (River Pebble) (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Pebble)

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Brecciated Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — sedimentary

Brecciated Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Chert (Yellow/Tan Variety) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow/Tan Variety)

Chert (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal component)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal component)

Sandstone (Calcareous/Lithic) (Sedimentary Rock (Clastic Sandstone with Calcium Carbonate cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Calcareous/Lithic)

Sedimentary Rock (Clastic Sandstone with Calcium Carbonate cement)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Conglomerate (Conglomerate rock) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate rock

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Travertine (Travertine (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Travertine (CaCO3)

Porphyry (Porphyritic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Porphyry

Porphyritic Igneous Rock

Possible weathered quartz-rich rock or iron-stained mineral fragment (Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions) — mineral

Possible weathered quartz-rich rock or iron-stained mineral fragment

Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Quartz with Pyrite and Lichen (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Quartz with Pyrite and Lichen

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

River Pebble (Lithified clastic sediment) — sedimentary

River Pebble

Lithified clastic sediment

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)

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

Sandstone

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

Sandstone (Sandstone (SiO2-rich detrital sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2-rich detrital sedimentary rock)

Quartz (Vein Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Vein Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

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

Gray Granite

Phaneritic plutonic rock (Granite)

Basalt (Greenstone) (Mafic volcanic rock (Basalt)) — igneous

Basalt (Greenstone)

Mafic volcanic rock (Basalt)

Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment (Likely quartz-bearing sandstone or granitic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image) — mineral

Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment

Likely quartz-bearing sandstone or granitic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image

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

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow/Tan) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow/Tan)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferruginous impurities) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferruginous impurities