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Synthetic (Not A Natural Rock)

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

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Asphalt Rock

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Chalk

Zircon

Obsidian

Kimberlite

Emerald in Matrix

Emerald in Matrix

Tripolite

Guano

Halite

Aquamarine Matrix

Aquamarine Matrix

Rock Salt

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Sodalite, Calcite, and Pyrite)) — Mineral

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Sodalite, Calcite, and Pyrite)

Sandstone pebble (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone pebble

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based typically)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based typically)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 variety)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 variety)

Beach Pebble (Basalt / Greywacke) (Basalt (or fine-grained Sedimentary Greywacke)) — igneous

Beach Pebble (Basalt / Greywacke)

Basalt (or fine-grained Sedimentary Greywacke)

Quartz (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Brecciated Red Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Brecciated Red Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Black Shale (Argillaceous Chert/Shale) — sedimentary

Black Shale

Argillaceous Chert/Shale

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Pink Granite (Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (Granite with K-Feldspar)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (Granite with K-Feldspar)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone) (Sandstone with Hematite/Goethite cement (SiO2 + FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)

Sandstone with Hematite/Goethite cement (SiO2 + FeO(OH))

Unknown Rock Fragment (Undetermined) — igneous

Unknown Rock Fragment

Undetermined

Sandstone (lithic/greywacke variant) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with rock fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (lithic/greywacke variant)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with rock fragments)

Titanium Quartz (Aura Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with Titanium) — mineral

Titanium Quartz (Aura Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with Titanium

Coquina or Fossiliferous Conglomerate (Bioclastic Rudstone (variable composition)) — sedimentary

Coquina or Fossiliferous Conglomerate

Bioclastic Rudstone (variable composition)

Pitted Sedimentary Rock / Cupstone (Sedimentary rock with weathering pit (arenite / sandstone)) — sedimentary

Pitted Sedimentary Rock / Cupstone

Sedimentary rock with weathering pit (arenite / sandstone)

Smoky Quartz with Feldspar (SiO2 (Quartz) with KAlSi3O8 (Feldspar)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz with Feldspar

SiO2 (Quartz) with KAlSi3O8 (Feldspar)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dyed Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment) — sedimentary

Dyed Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment

Yellow Ocher (Iron-rich Silt/Clay) (Goethite-rich Limonite (FeO(OH)qnH2O)) — sedimentary

Yellow Ocher (Iron-rich Silt/Clay)

Goethite-rich Limonite (FeO(OH)qnH2O)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Shale (Fissile Mudstone (Shale)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile Mudstone (Shale)

$Sandstone (with prominent jointing/fractures) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary$

Sandstone (with prominent jointing/fractures)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Quartz-rich) (Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

River Cobble (Basaltic/Andesitic) (Mafic to Intermediate Volcanic Rock) — igneous

River Cobble (Basaltic/Andesitic)

Mafic to Intermediate Volcanic Rock

Shale (Shale (Lutite)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (Lutite)

Sandstone Pebble (Quartz Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Quartz Sandstone

Rough Emerald in Matrix (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium) — mineral

Rough Emerald in Matrix

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium

Sandstone (Pebble) (Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble)

Sandstone

Opal (Hydrous silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Opal

Hydrous silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)