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Synthetic Polymer (Polylactic Acid)

Browse synthetic polymer (polylactic acid) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Crushed Limestone Aggregate (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crushed Limestone Aggregate

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone

Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone Pebble (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone Pebble

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Fossilized Brachiopod/Bivalve in Limestone (Brachiopoda or Bivalvia fossil in Calcite/Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Brachiopod/Bivalve in Limestone

Brachiopoda or Bivalvia fossil in Calcite/Limestone (CaCO3)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Black River Stone (likely Basalt or Chert) (Basalt (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Black River Stone (likely Basalt or Chert)

Basalt (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)

Sandstone (with potential Arkose/Lithic characteristics) (Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with potential Arkose/Lithic characteristics)

Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)

Banded Calcite (often sold as Onyx or Mexican Onyx) (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Banded Calcite (often sold as Onyx or Mexican Onyx)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Sandstone (with Limonite staining) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Limonite staining)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Yellow Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (principally SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (principally SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Quartz River Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz River Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (locally known as Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (locally known as Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite in Quartz (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Pyrite in Quartz

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange Calcite with Siderite/Iron Oxide Coating (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite with Siderite/Iron Oxide Coating

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Granite (Granite (Phaneritic Acid Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Phaneritic Acid Igneous Rock)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Quartzite (Quartzite (principally SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (principally SiO2)

White Marble (often sold as Caribbean Calcite or Pistachio Calcite in this form) (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

White Marble (often sold as Caribbean Calcite or Pistachio Calcite in this form)

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Quartzite Pebble (Meta-quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Meta-quartzite

Quartzite (Potentially Ferruginous) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Potentially Ferruginous)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Iron-Nickel Meteorite fragment (Siderite (meteoritic iron), composed primarily of Kamacite (α-(Fe,Ni)) and Taenite (γ-(Fe,Ni))) — mineral

Iron-Nickel Meteorite fragment

Siderite (meteoritic iron), composed primarily of Kamacite (α-(Fe,Ni)) and Taenite (γ-(Fe,Ni))

Limonitic Gossan (Goethite/Limonite aggregate after sulfide) — igneous and metamorphic derivative (weathered)

Limonitic Gossan

Goethite/Limonite aggregate after sulfide

igneous and metamorphic derivative (weathered)

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar) (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Pink Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Pink Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

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]

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Limestone (with Iron-Oxide staining) (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (with Iron-Oxide staining)

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Pyrite (or Fool's Gold) (Pyrite (FeS₂)) — Mineral

Pyrite (or Fool's Gold)

Pyrite (FeS₂)

Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)) — Mineral

Amazonite

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)

Blue Tiger's Eye (Riebeckite (crocidolite variety)) — Mineral

Blue Tiger's Eye

Riebeckite (crocidolite variety)

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

Turquoise

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

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

Turquoise

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

Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock) (Diorite) — igneous

Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)

Diorite