Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Antropogenic (Man-made glass byproduct)
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Anthropogenic (Man Made Industrial Byproduct)
Browse anthropogenic (man made industrial byproduct) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic silicate/oxide glass (Complex silicate matrix with Cr-Fe-Si inclusions)
Industrial byproduct (often confused with igneous rocks or meteorites)
Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica / Ferro-silicate Slag
mineraloid / anthropogenic
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
Cullet Glass (Strawberry Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants
Mineraloid (Synthetic/Man-made)
Titanium-coated Metal Cube (Man-made Fidget Toy)
Titanium-anodized or electroplated alloy (e.g., Ti-coated Zinc or Aluminum)
Mineral alternative / Synthetic
Synthetic Costume Accessory (Non-Geological)
Polyester and Acrylic Fiber (Anthropogenic polymer)
Synthetic / Man-made textile
Ferrochrome Slag
Industrial Glassy Slag (Fe-Cr alloy byproduct)
Antropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
Slag (Industrial Glass/Metal)
Ferrous slag or Glassy silicate byproduct
Antropogenic rock (Man-made)
Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate)
Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate
sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made conglomerate)
Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Synthetic material (Not a natural rock/mineral)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Pavement)
Aggregates in Bitumen Matrix
Technogenic / Anthropogenic Pavement Material
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
Pet Rock (Man-made Quartzite or Granite Cobble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) mixture; commonly composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
igneous or metamorphic (base stone); anthropogenic (decoration)
Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation)
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide
Synthetic/Man-made Polymer
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate
sedimentary
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Artificial Vitreous Silicate
mineraloid (anthropogenic)
Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Antropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (often containing Fayalite: Fe2SiO4)
Mineraloid/Anthropogenic (Technofossil)
Concrete
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate Composite
Anthropogenic Sedimentary (Man-made)
Ferrous Slag
Fused calcium-iron silicates (Industrial Slag)
Anthropogenic/Industrial byproduct
Red Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants
Antropogenic (Man-made material)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica / Glass residue
Man-made byproduct (Non-geological)
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Uncertain
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)
man-made rock (technosol)
Green Slag Glass
Cullet (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Man-made rock-like material
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Ferrous/Non-ferrous Silicate
igneous (artificial/anthropogenic)
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
sedimentary
Cultured Marble (Synthetic)
Polymer-matrix composite (typically calcium carbonate in polyester resin)
Synthetic / Composite Material
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
not a natural rock (man-made composite)
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica / Glassy Blast Furnace Slag
Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)
Iron Slag
Vitreous glassy waste (Fe-Si-Al-Ca compounds)
Mineral byproduct (anthropogenic / techno-fossil)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
man-made composite (lithified equivalent of sedimentary)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
mineral
Iron Slag
Ferrous Slag (complex silicate and oxide byproduct)
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic)
Ferro-Manganese Slag
Vitreous Silicate Slag
Anthropogenic (Industrial byproduct)
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
man-made material
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineraloid
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
mineral
Quartz (Engineered Quartz Surface)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based composite
mineral (man-made composite)
Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
mineral