Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate
sedimentary
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Anthropogenic (Man Made Material Mimicking Sedimentary Rock)
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Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
sedimentary
Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)
Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels
sedimentary (man-made conglomerate)
Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)
Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)
metamorphic (man-made / anthropic)
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
not a rock
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Concrete Paver (Artificial Cementitious Rock)
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate
Sedimentary (Synthetic)
Chert (Arrowheads)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Mineral-like byproduct
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Amorphous calcium-magnesium-aluminum silicates)
igneous (artificial/anthropogenic)
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Uncertain
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
Concrete
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate Composite
Anthropogenic Sedimentary (Man-made)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous Conglomerate / Asphalt Concrete
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Tool)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) - Archeological lithic artifact
sedimentary
Blue Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
mineral
Asphalt / Road Aggregate
Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)
sedimentary
Moissanite
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral
Chert (specifically Flint Arrowhead)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
sedimentary
Terrazzo (Man-made Composite)
Cementitious or Resin-bound Lithic Composite
sedimentary (artificial)
Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
igneous
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
mineraloid / anthropogenic
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
sedimentary
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass weathering product
sedimentary
Green Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown
Man-made Object (Metal/Alloy)
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
man-made material
Cullet Glass / Slag Glass
Amorphous silica glass
man-made glass / industrial byproduct
N/A - Non-Geological Item
not a rock/mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
sedimentary
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
not a natural rock (man-made composite)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
sedimentary
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
mineraloid
Sandstone (with concrete/human-made layer)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz/Feldspar grains)
sedimentary
Transit Token (RTD Denver)
Nickel-plated brass or bronze alloy (Cu-Sn-Zn-Ni)
not a rock or mineral (anthropogenic material)
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
mineral and glass
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous conglomerate
sedimentary
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
not a natural rock
Slag Glass (Leland Blue variant)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
mineral
Fordite
Anthropogenic paint-rock
mineraloid (human-made geological specimen)