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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 (with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide)

Painted Sandstone (Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock) with acrylic/artistic coating) — sedimentary

Painted Sandstone

Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock) with acrylic/artistic coating

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Quartz-rich gravel fragment (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with feldspar or carbonate inclusions) — mineral

Quartz-rich gravel fragment

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with feldspar or carbonate inclusions

Sandstone (Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite / SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite / SiO2)

Goldstone (Red/Brown) (Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)) — Mineral (Man-made glass)

Goldstone (Red/Brown)

Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)

Mineral (Man-made glass)

Brecciated jasper/chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and clay inclusions) — sedimentary

Brecciated jasper/chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and clay inclusions

Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Lithic Sandstone) (Arenite / Wacke) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Lithic Sandstone)

Arenite / Wacke

Shale (Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)

Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver) (Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).) — Man-made material (metal)

Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver)

Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).

Man-made material (metal)

Fossil Coral (Rugosa or Tabulata coral fossil (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — fossil

Fossil Coral

Rugosa or Tabulata coral fossil (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Sandstone / Chert Gravel (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide based clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone / Chert Gravel

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide based clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone with Dendritic Inclusions (Quartzose Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Dendritic Inclusions

Quartzose Sandstone

Banded Sedimentary Rock (Wishbone Stone / Banded Quartzite or Limestone) (Silicified limestone or banded sedimentary rock with mineral veins) — sedimentary

Banded Sedimentary Rock (Wishbone Stone / Banded Quartzite or Limestone)

Silicified limestone or banded sedimentary rock with mineral veins

Sandstone (Sandstone (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)

Granite Cobble / Gneiss (River Rock) (Granitic Gneiss / Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite Cobble / Gneiss (River Rock)

Granitic Gneiss / Felsic Igneous Rock

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

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

Sandstone (Red)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)

Sandstone (Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Siltstone Pebble (Siltstone (fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Siltstone Pebble

Siltstone (fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock)

Note: Item is not a geological specimen (n/a) — none

Note: Item is not a geological specimen

n/a

River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Siltstone) (Sedimentary Clast (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Siltstone)

Sedimentary Clast (SiO2 based)

Limestone (Weathered) (Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (Weathered)

Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Sandstone (Sedimentary rock composed of silicate grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (Sedimentary rock composed of silicate grains)

Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel) (Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels) — sedimentary (man-made conglomerate)

Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)

Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels

sedimentary (man-made conglomerate)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (SiO2)

Laterite (Iron-rich bauxite or Gossan) (Ferricrete (Fe2O3·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Laterite (Iron-rich bauxite or Gossan)

Ferricrete (Fe2O3·nH2O)

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

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Yellow Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide Fe2O3 cement)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Mudstone (Argillite / Siliciclastic sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Mudstone

Argillite / Siliciclastic sedimentary rock

Ruby in Fuchsite (Corundum (Al2O3) in Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2)) — Mineral

Ruby in Fuchsite

Corundum (Al2O3) in Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2)

Pearl-embellished decorative cross (Pearl (biogenic calcium carbonate, predominantly aragonite) with rhinestone-mounted glass or synthetic gemstones) — gemstone

Pearl-embellished decorative cross

Pearl (biogenic calcium carbonate, predominantly aragonite) with rhinestone-mounted glass or synthetic gemstones

Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate) (Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)

Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate

Petrified Wood (Fossilized wood / Silicified wood) — Sedimentary / Fossil

Petrified Wood

Fossilized wood / Silicified wood

Sedimentary / Fossil

Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)