Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)
Category
Anthropogenic (Man Made Industrial Deposit)
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Concrete Paver (Artificial Cementitious Rock)
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate
Sedimentary (Synthetic)
Quartz pebble (Quartztite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Synthetic Resin / Plastic Figurine
Synthetic Polymer (Copolymer of Polyethylene or Resin)
Mineraloid-like Synthetic Material
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
mineraloid (synthetic)
Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins
Sedimentary-like (Industrial Composite)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)
mineraloid
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
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
Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate)
Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate
sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made conglomerate)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
mineral
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)
Slag (Anthropogenic Glass/Iron byproduct)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate
sedimentary
Concrete
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate Composite
Anthropogenic Sedimentary (Man-made)
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Uncertain
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral (synthetic)
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
Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)
Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating
metamorphic
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
not a natural rock (man-made composite)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
man-made composite (lithified equivalent of sedimentary)
Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)
Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels
sedimentary (man-made conglomerate)
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineraloid
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
man-made material
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Ferrous Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)
Anthropgenic (Industrial Byproduct)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
mineral
Aventurine
Quartz containing inclusions of Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
metamorphic
Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
mineral
ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z
Synthetic Polymer (Synthetic Material)
Sea Glass (specifically Frosted White)
Amorphous Silica (substance: Sodium-calcium silicate glass)
Mineraloid (Anthropogenic/Man-made rock)
Aqua Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Gold (Au)
mineral (treated)
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
mineral
Chert (specifically Flint Arrowhead)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
sedimentary
Dzi Bead (Etched Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with chemical etching
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Synthetic Mineral Simulant / Glass