Iron Slag
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical byproduct
igneous
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Anthropogenic (Man Made Industrial Byproduct)
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Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
mineraloid
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
sedimentary
Smelter Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Slag
igneous
Concrete / Conglomerate (Man-made)
Artificial Conglomerate (Cementitious Composite)
sedimentary
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
sedimentary
Slag (Industrial Glassy Byproduct)
Anthropogenic silicate byproduct (Slag)
Mineral-like byproduct (often mistaken for igneous rock or meteorite)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate
industrial byproduct
Cobalt Glass Slug (Cullet)
Man-made Silicate Glass with Cobalt Oxide (CoO)
mineraloid
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
mineral
Ferrous Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)
Anthropgenic (Industrial Byproduct)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Aqua Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Gold (Au)
mineral (treated)
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
mineral
Aggregate Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate (Technosol)
sedimentary
Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)
Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives
mineralogical simulant
Anthropogenic Heat Source (Electronic/Industrial Interface)
Thermal IR emission (Electronic infrastructure)
not a rock or mineral
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
sedimentary (artificial)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
sedimentary
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
man-made rock (sedimentary analogue)
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue
mineral
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue
industrial byproduct
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate material
igneous
Possible obsidian or slag glass
Volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂; alternatively industrial iron-rich glassy slag
igneous
Ferrocoke or Slag
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue
igneous
Lava Rock with Fabric Impression
Scoria or Basalt with anthropogenic impressions
igneous
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Mineraloid / Industrial Byproduct
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
mineraloid
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (Byproduct of Smelting)
Mineral-like byproduct
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Mineraloid / Synthetic Glass
Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
man-made glass
Concrete / Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Man-made composite material (Portland cement, aggregate, and water)
not a natural rock
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
mineral
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
sedimentary
Concrete fragment with Aggregate
Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate
sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made)
Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate Glass
mineral
Slag (Industrial Glass/Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
igneous (anthropogenic)
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
mineraloid / industrial byproduct
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Sedimentary (Anthropogenic)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass weathering product
sedimentary
Green Glass Slag
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide impurities
mineraloid (man-made)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete (Anthropic Rock)
sedimentary