Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
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Browse synthetic material (not a rock or mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Synthetic Resin Charm (Seal Shape)
Polymer Resin with plastic glitter / Polyethylene terephthalate glitters
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.
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
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)
N/A (Non-Geological Object)
Unable to Identify (Image Obscured)
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
Quartz Druzy (on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
Popcorn
Zea mays everta (P. Wilson) (Botanical name for the corn variety)
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
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.
Clear Quartz crystals on a Matrix base (Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
Unidentifiable Specimen
Undetermined
Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Synthetic Sapphire and Ion-X Glass
Single-crystal Alumina (Al2O3) and Ion-strengthened Aluminosilicate Glass
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
N/A - Image does not contain a rock or mineral
Anthropogenic textile material
Synthetic Marbled Aggregate (Footwear Component)
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (Croslite™)
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Portable Ceramic Space Heater
Polished Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with Ceramic Heating Elements
Goldstone
Avventurina (Cu + SiO2 glass)
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Asphalt / Road Aggregate
Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
Bituminous Coal
Organic-rich sedimentary rock (Complex hydrocarbons)
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Synthetic Wolf Plush (Non-mineral)
Canis lupus similis (Prop material: Polyester & Synthetic fibers)