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Synthetic Polymer (Synthetic Material)

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

Chert (Common Opal/Agate mixture) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal/Agate mixture)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Slate (Slate) — metamorphic

Slate

Slate

Flint (Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint (Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Chert Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Quartz with Muscovite Mica (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Quartz with Muscovite Mica

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)

Devil's Toenail (Gryphaea (extinct genus of foam oysters, typically composed of Calcite CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Devil's Toenail

Gryphaea (extinct genus of foam oysters, typically composed of Calcite CaCO3)

Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete) (Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)) — not a rock (anthropogenic material/technofossil)

Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)

Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)

not a rock (anthropogenic material/technofossil)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (SiO2 + Al2O3, Glassy Melts)) — igneous

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (SiO2 + Al2O3, Glassy Melts)

Tiger's Eye (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions)) — Mineral (Metamorphic pseudomorph)

Tiger's Eye

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions)

Mineral (Metamorphic pseudomorph)

Chert (Jasper-bearing) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper-bearing)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock

Green Jasper (Jasper (Silicates, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Jasper (Silicates, SiO2)

Fossilized Brachiopod (Phylum Brachiopoda (replaced by Calcite/CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Brachiopod

Phylum Brachiopoda (replaced by Calcite/CaCO3)

Chert (Fossiliferous) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Fossiliferous)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often found as Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often found as Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag) (Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives) — Mineraloid

Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)

Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives

Chert (Jasper/Flint variation) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variation)

Chert (SiO2)

Dragon Blood Jasper (Lizard Stone/Septarian Chalcedony) (Epidote with Black Hornblende and White Quartz mixture) — metamorphic

Dragon Blood Jasper (Lizard Stone/Septarian Chalcedony)

Epidote with Black Hornblende and White Quartz mixture

Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (specifically Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Honey Chert / Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Honey Chert / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chrysocolla (with Quartz and Azurite) (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral [Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)]) — mineral

Chrysocolla (with Quartz and Azurite)

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral [Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)]

Banded Calcite (often marketed as 'Mexican Onyx') (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Banded Calcite (often marketed as 'Mexican Onyx')

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Chert (Polished River Pebble) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Polished River Pebble)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (and Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (variously known as Flint or River Pebble) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variously known as Flint or River Pebble)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Soapstone (Steatite) (Steatite (primarily Talc: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Soapstone (Steatite)

Steatite (primarily Talc: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Obsidian Arrowhead (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — igneous

Obsidian Arrowhead

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Banded Calcite (Cave Onyx) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Banded Calcite (Cave Onyx)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

Slate (Slate (foliated metamorphic rock, primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)) — metamorphic

Slate

Slate (foliated metamorphic rock, primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)