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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

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

Jasper / Flint / Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Precious Red Coral (Corallium rubrum / Corallium japonicum) — mineral (organic gemstone)

Precious Red Coral

Corallium rubrum / Corallium japonicum

mineral (organic gemstone)

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object (Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.) — Man-made Object/Uncertain Mineral

Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object

Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.

Man-made Object/Uncertain Mineral

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Brick (Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)) — Man-made material (constructed)

Brick

Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)

Man-made material (constructed)

Hag Stone (Quartz Pebble with Natural Hole) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Hag Stone (Quartz Pebble with Natural Hole)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)) — mineral

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)

Polished turquoise (Turquoise — hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O) — gemstone

Polished turquoise

Turquoise — hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O

Golem (Megaton Pokémon (Lithos sapiens megalithos)) — igneous/sedimentary (Rock/Ground type)

Golem

Megaton Pokémon (Lithos sapiens megalithos)

igneous/sedimentary (Rock/Ground type)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Iron-rich Sandstone) (Ferruginous Arenite) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Iron-rich Sandstone)

Ferruginous Arenite

Mixed collection of natural stones (Several unidentified lithologies, likely including basalt, granite, quartzite, sandstone, and weathered metamorphic rocks) — igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

Mixed collection of natural stones

Several unidentified lithologies, likely including basalt, granite, quartzite, sandstone, and weathered metamorphic rocks

igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

Turquoise (Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Concrete with Exposed Aggregate (Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)) — man-made rock (sedimentary analogue)

Concrete with Exposed Aggregate

Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)

man-made rock (sedimentary analogue)

Ferruginous Sandstone with Quartz Inclusions (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Iron-rich Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone with Quartz Inclusions

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Iron-rich Sandstone)

Scoria (vesicular basalt) (Scoria; vesicular mafic volcanic rock, commonly basaltic in composition) — igneous

Scoria (vesicular basalt)

Scoria; vesicular mafic volcanic rock, commonly basaltic in composition

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand) (Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (Formula: (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)

Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (Formula: (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite) (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with oxidation) — mineral

Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with oxidation

Granite (Weathered) (Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite (Weathered)

Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Picture Jasper (Impure variety of silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Impure variety of silica (SiO2)

Angel Skin Coral (Corallium rubrum / Corallium spp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — gemstone

Angel Skin Coral

Corallium rubrum / Corallium spp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Red Coral (Precious Coral) (Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Red Coral (Precious Coral)

Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Shale (Fissile Clay-dominant Mudrock (SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O, CaO, MgO)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile Clay-dominant Mudrock (SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O, CaO, MgO)

Iron-rich slag or limonite-bearing rock (Hydrated iron oxides, chiefly limonite/goethite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O); possibly industrial iron slag) — mineral

Iron-rich slag or limonite-bearing rock

Hydrated iron oxides, chiefly limonite/goethite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O); possibly industrial iron slag

Tumbled honey-colored chalcedony or quartzite (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Tumbled honey-colored chalcedony or quartzite

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; exact identification requires testing

Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble) (Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)) — Metamorphic Rock

Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)

Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)

Metamorphic Rock

Turquoise in Matrix (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)) — mineral

Turquoise in Matrix

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)

Precious Red Coral (Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — gemstone

Precious Red Coral

Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Granite (Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Red cabochon gemstone, likely carnelian (Carnelian: orange-red chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)) — gemstone

Red cabochon gemstone, likely carnelian

Carnelian: orange-red chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)

Weathered brown stone, possibly basalt or iron-rich sedimentary rock (Indeterminate from photograph; likely fine-grained mafic rock (basalt) or ferruginous sandstone) — igneous

Weathered brown stone, possibly basalt or iron-rich sedimentary rock

Indeterminate from photograph; likely fine-grained mafic rock (basalt) or ferruginous sandstone

Granite (Phaneritic plutonic rock (dominated by SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic plutonic rock (dominated by SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)