Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
not a rock
Category
Synthetic (Man Made Material Mimicking Natural Stone)
Browse synthetic (man made material mimicking natural stone) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
sedimentary
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
mineraloid / anthropogenic
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Synthetic/Anthropogenic Mineraloid
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Man-made material, not a natural rock or mineral specimen
Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Quarzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Metamorphic (modified)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Pavement)
Aggregates in Bitumen Matrix
Technogenic / Anthropogenic Pavement Material
Cubic Zirconia (Man-made)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) with Enamel and Metal Alloy
mineral
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made material
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Manufactured Glass
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Uncertain
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Man-made Material / Glass
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony
sedimentary
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
man-made/construction material
Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Synthetic/Man-made glass (often mistaken for a mineral)
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Non-geological
Synthetic Faux Fur Fursuit
Polyacrylonitrile / Polyester (Synthetic Textile)
not a rock (synthetic material/costume)
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
sedimentary
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
mineral
Aura Quartz (Titanium Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
mineral
Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)
Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels
sedimentary (man-made conglomerate)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Man-made mineral simulant (Glass)
Chakra Stone Tower (Composite Multi-Mineral)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide composite (SiO2) with various inclusions
mineral
Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
Man-made material (simulant/artifact)
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
mineraloid
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
mineral
Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)
Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock
Anthropogenic (Man-made artifact)
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary
Goldstone
Avventurina (Cu + SiO2 glass)
mineral
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Man-made glass (often grouped with minerals in lapidary)
Concrete
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate Composite
Anthropogenic Sedimentary (Man-made)
Rainbow Hematite (Titanium Coated)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
mineral
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Titanium-coated Metal Cube (Man-made Fidget Toy)
Titanium-anodized or electroplated alloy (e.g., Ti-coated Zinc or Aluminum)
Mineral alternative / Synthetic
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ
mineral
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Artificial silicate/iron byproduct
Mineral description (Anthropogenic material)
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Sedimentary (Anthropogenic)
Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass)
Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)
Mineraloid/Synthetic Material
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
metamorphic
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
N/A