Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon carbide (SiC)
mineral
Category
Anthropogenic (Man Made Industrial Byproduct)
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Slag (Industrial Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag (Post-industrial byproduct)
igneous
Painted River Rock
Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock
sedimentary
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
mineral
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Ferrous Silicate
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic)
Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives
Mineraloid
Green Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)
gemstone
Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert or Flint)
sedimentary
Synthetic Resin Charm (Seal Shape)
Polymer Resin with plastic glitter / Polyethylene terephthalate glitters
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral (synthetic)
Transit Token (RTD Denver)
Nickel-plated brass or bronze alloy (Cu-Sn-Zn-Ni)
not a rock or mineral (anthropogenic material)
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)
Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial deposit)
One Pound Coin (UK)
Nickel-Brass Alloy (Cu-Zn-Ni)
mineral
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron oxide/Silicate composite
Mineral-like byproduct (Technogenic)
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrophyre (Iron or Smelting Slag)
Mineral-like byproduct
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous Conglomerate / Asphalt Concrete
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
not a rock (anthropogenic material/technofossil)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
sedimentary (anthropogenic / man-made)
Sandstone-based Concrete Fragment
Cementitious Composite with Sedimentary Aggregate
sedimentary (man-made/anthropogenic)
Leland Blue Stone
Anthropogenic Iron Smelting Slag
mineraloid
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland cement and mineral aggregate
sedimentary (anthropogenic)
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Byproduct of smelting)
Antropogenic (Man-made)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Asphaltum / Bitumen-Aggregate Matrix
Technonatural composite (often containing sedimentary/igneous aggregate)
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Anthropogenic Amorphous Vitreous Silicate
mineraloid
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)
Industrial byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or mineral)
Banded Slag Glass (Leland Blue/Frankfort Green style)
Anthropogenic Glass Specimen (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
mineral
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C) or relevant simulant formula (e.g., ZrO2 for Cubic Zirconia)
gemstone
Cobalt Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (anthropogenic) with Cobalt additives
mineraloid
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
mineral
Synthetic Faux Fur Fursuit
Polyacrylonitrile / Polyester (Synthetic Textile)
not a rock (synthetic material/costume)
Ferrous Slag (Iron Smelting By-product)
Fused Siliceous Slag
Anthropogenic Material (Man-made Rock)
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic silicate/oxide glass (Complex silicate matrix with Cr-Fe-Si inclusions)
Industrial byproduct (often confused with igneous rocks or meteorites)
N/A - Non-Geological Item
not a rock/mineral
Iron Slag
Ferrous Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
mineraloid (anthropogenic byproduct)
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Antropogenic (Man-made glass byproduct)
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Ferro-silicate
mineral
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate / Ferro-silicate Slag
igneous
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
mineral
Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate)
Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate
sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made conglomerate)
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown
Man-made Object (Metal/Alloy)
Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica / Ferro-silicate Slag
mineraloid / anthropogenic