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Synthetic Polymer (Synthetic Material)

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

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Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Zincite

Opalite

Lead Feldspar

Peat

Zircon

Dunite

Limonite

Shell Opal

Madagascar Opal

Lavender Obsidian

Electric Blue Obsidian

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone pebble) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone pebble)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Bull Quartz (White Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Bull Quartz (White Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Asphalt (Aggregate) (Bituminous macadam / Concrete Aggregate) — sedimentary

Asphalt (Aggregate)

Bituminous macadam / Concrete Aggregate

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide/Quartz)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide/Quartz)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Serpentinite (likely) (Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and relic olivine/pyroxene) — metamorphic

Serpentinite (likely)

Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and relic olivine/pyroxene

Jasper (likely red/brown jasper) (Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides) — mineral

Jasper (likely red/brown jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides

Likely tumbled jasper or iron-stained quartzite (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite with iron-oxide inclusions) — metamorphic

Likely tumbled jasper or iron-stained quartzite

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite with iron-oxide inclusions

Petrified Wood / Fossilized Wood (Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood / Fossilized Wood

Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Turquoise bead bracelet (Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O) — mineral

Turquoise bead bracelet

Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O

Diamond (or diamond simulant) (C) — gemstone

Diamond (or diamond simulant)

C

Jadeite (Jade) (NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)) — metamorphic

Jadeite (Jade)

NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)

Granite or Pegmatite in host rock (Granitoid / Felsic Intrusive Rock) — Igneous

Granite or Pegmatite in host rock

Granitoid / Felsic Intrusive Rock

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

Milky quartz pebble

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Diorite (Diorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cement)

Chert (Quartz var.) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz var.)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (Sedimentary rock comprising sand-sized grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Sedimentary rock comprising sand-sized grains)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Fossil) (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood (Silicified Fossil)

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Greenstone (Epidosite) (Epidosite (Metamorphosed Basalt/Diabase)) — metamorphic

Greenstone (Epidosite)

Epidosite (Metamorphosed Basalt/Diabase)

Flint Pebble (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint Pebble

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Carved Stone Turtle (Carved Soapstone and Quartz) — mineral

Carved Stone Turtle

Carved Soapstone and Quartz

Sandstone (Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite / SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite / SiO2)

Slag (Industrial Glass Slag) (Amorphous Silicate Glass (often containing Al, Ca, Mg, and Ti oxides)) — Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)

Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)

Amorphous Silicate Glass (often containing Al, Ca, Mg, and Ti oxides)

Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)

Diorite (Polished Tumble) (Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)) — Igneous

Diorite (Polished Tumble)

Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Coquina (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Flint / Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Micrometeorite (Spherule) (Extraterrestrial Accretion Spherule) — mineral

Micrometeorite (Spherule)

Extraterrestrial Accretion Spherule

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Cullet Glass / Slag Glass (Amorphous silica glass) — man-made glass / industrial byproduct

Cullet Glass / Slag Glass

Amorphous silica glass

man-made glass / industrial byproduct

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

Chert / Flint

Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, $SiO_2$)

Quartz (Chert/Flint variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz (Chert/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite) or possibly a dyed stone/agate (Anyolite (Ruby in green zoisite) or artificially altered chalcedony) — metamorphic

Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite) or possibly a dyed stone/agate

Anyolite (Ruby in green zoisite) or artificially altered chalcedony

Chondrite Meteorite (Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)) — meteorite

Chondrite Meteorite

Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)

Note: No specimen visible — N/A

Note: No specimen visible

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Cubic Zirconia (or possibly Diamond) (Zirconium dioxide (or Carbon)) — gemstone

Cubic Zirconia (or possibly Diamond)

Zirconium dioxide (or Carbon)