Terrazzo (Synthetic Composite Rock)
Cementitious or Epoxy Resin-bound Aggregates
Man-made metamorphic-style composite
Category
Anthropogenic (Man Made Material Mimicking Sedimentary Rock)
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Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Industrial Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag
igneous
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)
sedimentary
Chert Arrowhead
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
mineral
Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)
Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock
Anthropogenic (Man-made artifact)
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
N/A
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
anthropogenic (human-made) sedimentary-like material
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete
sedimentary (artificial)
Synthetic Resin Charm (Seal Shape)
Polymer Resin with plastic glitter / Polyethylene terephthalate glitters
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
Concrete fragment or Conglomerate
Artificial Conglomerate (Concrete) or Natural Conglomerate
sedimentary
Rose Quartz and Cherry Quartz (Dyed Glass/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions/dye
gemstone
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
industrial byproduct
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic rock)
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
gemstone
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C) or relevant simulant formula (e.g., ZrO2 for Cubic Zirconia)
gemstone
Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)
Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia
sedimentary
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material
mineral
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
sedimentary
Ferro-silicate Slag
Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)
Mineral byproduct (Anthropogenic)
Chert (Chalky Flint Node)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z
Synthetic Polymer (Synthetic Material)
Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Synthetic material (Not a natural rock/mineral)
Brick fragment (Man-made material)
N/A (Fired clay)
man-made
Red Sandstone or Brick Fragment
Arenite (if sandstone)
sedimentary
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
mineral
Chert (Arrowhead Shard)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
sedimentary
Concretion (Sandstone)
Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
sedimentary
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Man-made Object (Ring)
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Synthetic (Man-made Glass)
Costume Jewelry with Synthetic Gemstones
Synthetic Cubic Zirconia and Glass (SiO2 / ZrO2)
mineral
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Synthetic Faux Fur Fursuit
Polyacrylonitrile / Polyester (Synthetic Textile)
not a rock (synthetic material/costume)
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Man-made material, not a natural rock or mineral specimen
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Synthetic (Ceramic)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
gemstone
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)
mineraloid
Crescent Pebble
Weathered Quartzite or Sandstone Fragment
sedimentary
Cobalt Blue Glass / Cullet Glass
Silicon dioxide (Amorphous man-made glass)
mineral
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)