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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

Greenschist (Greenschist (chlorite schist)) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist (chlorite schist)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Concrete fragment or Conglomerate (Artificial Conglomerate (Concrete) or Natural Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Concrete fragment or Conglomerate

Artificial Conglomerate (Concrete) or Natural Conglomerate

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

Milky quartz (massive quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Tumbled carnelian (probable) (Cryptocrystalline silica, mainly chalcedony (SiO₂), colored orange-red by iron oxides) — gemstone

Tumbled carnelian (probable)

Cryptocrystalline silica, mainly chalcedony (SiO₂), colored orange-red by iron oxides

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Silica) SiO2) — mineral

Banded Agate

Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Silica) SiO2

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (High-silica natural glass)) — mineralogical glass/meteorite impactite

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (High-silica natural glass)

mineralogical glass/meteorite impactite

Green Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2 with chlorite/epidote inclusions)) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2 with chlorite/epidote inclusions)

Yellow Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Flint (or Chert) (Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)) — sedimentary

Flint (or Chert)

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)

Flint / Chert (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant) (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)

Carbon (C)

Carnelian / Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety) — mineral

Carnelian / Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Fossilized Chiton (Polyplacophora) (Polyplacophora (fossilized valves)) — mineralized fossil

Fossilized Chiton (Polyplacophora)

Polyplacophora (fossilized valves)

mineralized fossil

Crackle Agate / Dyed Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Crackle Agate / Dyed Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety, $SiO_2$)) — gemstone

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety, $SiO_2$)

Rough Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Rough Diamond

Carbon (C)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Citrine or Yellow Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Carved Gemstone Mushroom (Quartz / Feldspar composite (Carved lapidary art)) — gemstone

Carved Gemstone Mushroom

Quartz / Feldspar composite (Carved lapidary art)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Diamond (C (Native Carbon)) — mineral

Diamond

C (Native Carbon)

Quartz with Iron Oxide Staining (Citrine-like Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Oxide Staining (Citrine-like Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Diamond (Faceted) (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond (Faceted)

Carbon (C)

Slag Glass (Silicon dioxide with impurities) — mineral

Slag Glass

Silicon dioxide with impurities

Pink Tourmaline in Quartz (Elbaite [Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4] in Quartz [SiO2]) — igneous

Pink Tourmaline in Quartz

Elbaite [Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4] in Quartz [SiO2]

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Engineerged Quartz (Quartz Composite) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in a polymer resin matrix) — mineral

Engineerged Quartz (Quartz Composite)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in a polymer resin matrix

Red Jasper Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Yellow Ochre (Limonite) (Limonite (FeO(OH)wH2O)) — sedimentary

Yellow Ochre (Limonite)

Limonite (FeO(OH)wH2O)

Diamond (Cut Gemstone) (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond (Cut Gemstone)

Carbon (C)

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)