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Synthetic (Ceramic)

Browse synthetic (ceramic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Zincite

Opalite

Lead Feldspar

Zircon

Orthoclase

Quartzite (Sugar Quartz) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Sugar Quartz)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) — mineral

Lepidolite

K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Blue Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — mineral

Blue Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silica / Silicon Dioxide), SiO2) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silica / Silicon Dioxide), SiO2

Likely quartz cluster with iron staining (Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with calcite or feldspar inclusions) — mineral

Likely quartz cluster with iron staining

Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with calcite or feldspar inclusions

Rock crystal quartz fragment (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Rock crystal quartz fragment

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Chalcedony (Common Opal/Chert variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Common Opal/Chert variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite (Hydrous Iron Oxide (often Goethite FeO(OH), Lepidocrocite γ-FeO(OH), and other amorphous iron oxyhydroxides)) — Mineral

Limonite

Hydrous Iron Oxide (often Goethite FeO(OH), Lepidocrocite γ-FeO(OH), and other amorphous iron oxyhydroxides)

Milky quartz (likely weathered quartz vein) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz (likely weathered quartz vein)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Quartzite pebble (Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — metamorphic

Quartzite pebble

Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Massive Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Massive Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky quartz (likely quartz-rich rock) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz (likely quartz-rich rock)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Quartz (Milky or Common variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Common variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Milky quartz (rough quartz specimen) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz (rough quartz specimen)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

White Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

White Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Primary mineral: Quartz, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Primary mineral: Quartz, SiO2)

Milky quartz (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Quartz crystal (likely milky quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Quartz crystal (likely milky quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Flint (or Chert) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint (or Chert)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint variety) (Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2

Milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Yellow/Brown Chert or Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Yellow/Brown Chert or Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky quartz pebble (Quartz (SiO₂), commonly called milky quartz) — mineral

Milky quartz pebble

Quartz (SiO₂), commonly called milky quartz

Milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Milky Quartz (Micro-specimen) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (Micro-specimen)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Black Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Lepidolite Bracelet (Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2) often in Quartz matrix) — Mineral

Lepidolite Bracelet

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2) often in Quartz matrix

Chert (Nodular Chert) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular Chert)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — mineral

Blue Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

Iolite-bearing Gneiss (Cordierite) (Cordierite (Mg2Al4Si5O18) in Gneiss matrix) — metamorphic

Iolite-bearing Gneiss (Cordierite)

Cordierite (Mg2Al4Si5O18) in Gneiss matrix

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Botryoidal quartz (likely milky quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Botryoidal quartz (likely milky quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)