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Synthetic Material (Not A Rock Or Mineral)

Browse synthetic material (not a rock or mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Rock Salt

Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Zincite

Halite

Opalite

Lead Feldspar

Dolomite

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)) — mineral

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)

Corundum (variety Ruby/Sapphire) (Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)) — mineral

Corundum (variety Ruby/Sapphire)

Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Goldstone (Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu small inclusions)) — man-made glass mineral simulant

Goldstone

Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu small inclusions)

man-made glass mineral simulant

Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)) — mineraloid (man-made)

Opalite

Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)

mineraloid (man-made)

Diamond (or high-quality simulant like Cubic Zirconia) (Carbon (C) - Native Element) — mineral

Diamond (or high-quality simulant like Cubic Zirconia)

Carbon (C) - Native Element

Cubic Zirconia (Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)) — gemstone

Cubic Zirconia

Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)

Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Stone) (Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,S,Cl)2 (predominantly Lazurite)) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Stone)

Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,S,Cl)2 (predominantly Lazurite)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix

Emerald (Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with trace Chromium/Vanadium) — mineral

Emerald

Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with trace Chromium/Vanadium

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)

Sandstone (Arenite) — Sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Quartz in Matrix (possibly Basalt or Siltstone host) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock) — mineral

Quartz in Matrix (possibly Basalt or Siltstone host)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock

Concrete (Anthropogenic Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Concrete

Anthropogenic Conglomerate

Red Sandstone (Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Arkose with Hematite cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Arkose with Hematite cement)

Sedimentary Sandstone (Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Sandstone

Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Red)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)

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

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite / Lithic sandstone)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily quartz arenite)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Opalite (Synthetic glass (SiO2 + metal additions)) — mineraloid

Opalite

Synthetic glass (SiO2 + metal additions)

Sandstone (with Concretion) (Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Concretion)

Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

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

Red Sandstone

Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Porphyry (likely Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt) (Porphyritic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Porphyry (likely Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt)

Porphyritic Igneous Rock

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Shale (Laminated Mudstone) — sedimentary

Shale

Laminated Mudstone

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Poppy Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Poppy Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions