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Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
sedimentary (anthropogenic / man-made)
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Anthropogenic (Man Made Artifact)
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Chert Arrowhead
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Mineral-like Industrial Smelting Waste
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland cement and mineral aggregate
sedimentary (anthropogenic)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
sedimentary (artificial)
Chert Arrowhead
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Goldstone
Aventurine glass
mineral (man-made glass)
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
industrial byproduct
Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
igneous
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
mineral
Chert / Flint Handaxe
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Sandstone Concretion
Limonitic Sandstone Concretion
sedimentary
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
sedimentary
N/A - Non-Geological Item
not a rock/mineral
Concretion (Sandstone)
Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
sedimentary
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
mineraloid / anthropogenic
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Ferrocoke or Slag
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue
igneous
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Sedimentary (Anthropogenic)
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Man-made material, not a natural rock or mineral specimen
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
sedimentary
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Synthetic (not a rock or mineral)
Blue Slag Glass
Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary
Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Tool)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) - Archeological lithic artifact
sedimentary
Concretion with Geode Cavity
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
sedimentary
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Synthetic/Anthropogenic Mineraloid
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition
igneous
Native American Pottery Sherd
artifact
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)
Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
sedimentary
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
sedimentary
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)
mineraloid
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Artificial silicate/iron byproduct
Mineral description (Anthropogenic material)
Transit Token (RTD Denver)
Nickel-plated brass or bronze alloy (Cu-Sn-Zn-Ni)
not a rock or mineral (anthropogenic material)
Chert (Arrowhead or Flake)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Ironstone / Calcite Concretion)
sedimentary
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silicate-rich)
sedimentary
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)
sedimentary
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (Byproduct of Smelting)
Mineral-like byproduct