Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
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Browse synthetic (not a rock or mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Homo sapiens (Dermal Appendage: Pilus)
Metallic Ornament / Jewelry
N/A - This is an artificial object, not a geological specimen.
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Guitar Components (Steel, Nickel, Plastic, Wood)
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
N/A (Non-Geological Object)
Unidentified gray metallic object
Not determinable from the image; likely a metal screw or manufactured fastener rather than geological material
Green glass-like cabochon, likely synthetic glass or resin
Unidentified green transparent material; possibly molded glass, synthetic spinel, or resin
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unable to Identify (Image Obscured)
Druzy Quartz on Quartz Base
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
Quartz Druzy (on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed rock and mineral collection
Unidentified assortment of geological specimens; individual species cannot be determined from the image
Unknown Rock Fragment
Unknown
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Synthetic copper-bearing soda-lime glass; commonly sold as red goldstone
Popcorn
Zea mays everta (P. Wilson) (Botanical name for the corn variety)
Unknown Organic Object (likely a berry or fruit)
Not applicable; this is not a geological specimen. If it were a cranberry, its scientific name would be Vaccinium macrocarpon; if a cherry, it would be Prunus avium or Prunus cerasus.
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
Not a rock
Not a rock
Not a rock
Not a rock
Not a rock
Not a rock
N/A - Image does not contain a rock or mineral
Anthropogenic textile material
Likely quartz-rich rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-bearing granite or quartzite
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide, SiC
Sedimentary Rock with Crafts (Pet Rock)
Sedimentary rock decorated with synthetic materials
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Blue-gray stone pebble (possibly slag or a weathered rock)
Unidentified fine-grained rock; composition cannot be determined from the image
Small tan stone (undetermined)
Unidentified fine-grained geological material; species cannot be determined from the image
Unidentifiable Specimen
Undetermined
Unidentified rough mineral fragments
Likely quartz- or feldspar-bearing rock; exact identification requires testing
Cubic Zirconia (as used in jewelry setting)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Unidentified gray rock/mineral specimen
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich rock or a metallic sulfide-bearing specimen
Small red-brown mineral or rock fragment
Unidentified; possibly iron-oxide-rich jasper, garnet, or weathered sulfide
Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite; FeO(OH)·nH2O
Greenstone pebble (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals
The user-provided image does not contain a rock or mineral specimen