Terrazzo (Man-made Composite)
Cementitious or Resin-bound Lithic Composite
sedimentary (artificial)
Category
Anthropogenic (Man Made Industrial Deposit)
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Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
mineraloid
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Synthetic (Man-made Glass)
N/A - Image does not contain a rock or mineral
Anthropogenic textile material
Non-geological
Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)
Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock
Anthropogenic (Man-made artifact)
Asphalt / Road Aggregate
Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)
sedimentary
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Synthetic (Ceramic)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
igneous
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
sedimentary
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Mineral (Synthetic/Man-made)
Porcelain (White Ceramic)
Mullite-bearing Vitrified Ceramic (Major phases: Mullite Al6Si2O13, Glassy Silica SiO2)
metamorphic
Chakra Stone Tower (Composite Multi-Mineral)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide composite (SiO2) with various inclusions
mineral
Anthropogenic Heat Source (Electronic/Industrial Interface)
Thermal IR emission (Electronic infrastructure)
not a rock or mineral
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
mineraloid
Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition
mineral
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
metamorphic
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
mineral
Slag (Industrial Glass/Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
igneous (anthropogenic)
Opalite
Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)
mineraloid
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Mineraloid / Synthetic Glass
Note: Item is a Synthetic/Man-made Object
Titanium-coated Stainless Steel (Fe-Cr-Ni-Ti)
Non-geological
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
mineraloid / anthropogenic (man-made origin)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)
sedimentary
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
mineral
Titanium-Coated Hematite (Aura Hematite)
Titanium-bonded Hematite (Fe2O3 with a Ti coating)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Man-made Blank Ammunition (Brass)
CuZn (Cartridge Brass - roughly 70% Copper, 30% Zinc)
Anticrystalline / Synthetic Alloy
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
mineral (impactite)
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony
sedimentary
Green Glass Slag
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide impurities
mineraloid (man-made)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate
industrial byproduct
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Synthetic/Man-made Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
mineral
Dyed Agate / Painted Stone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
sedimentary (base), then artificial
Chakra Stone (Composite / Man-made Bonded Gemstones)
Composite of Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Aventurine, Tiger's Eye, and Jasper (SiO2, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, etc.)
Combined Minerals / Metaphysical stones
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
igneous/metamorphic (hydrothermal)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
mineral
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
sedimentary
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)
sedimentary