Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
mineral
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Anthropogenic (Man Made Material Processed By Nature)
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Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Green Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)
Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)
Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels
sedimentary (man-made conglomerate)
Terrazzo (Synthetic Composite Rock)
Cementitious or Epoxy Resin-bound Aggregates
Man-made metamorphic-style composite
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
mineraloid / anthropogenic
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
not a rock
Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
igneous
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
mineral
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Synthetic / Textile
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
sedimentary
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland cement and mineral aggregate
sedimentary (anthropogenic)
Red goldstone beads
Goldstone (man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral)
gemstone
Painted River Rock
Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock
sedimentary
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown
Man-made Object (Metal/Alloy)
Carved opalite pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
gemstone
Blue cabochon, likely dyed or synthetic material
Undetermined; possibly dyed chalcedony (SiO₂), glass, or synthetic corundum
gemstone
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Mineral-like byproduct
Blue Slag Glass
Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Slag Glass (Leland Blue variant)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
mineral
Aura Quartz
Titanium or Gold bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
man-made material
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Non-geological / Synthetic
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Synthetic Glass (Man-made)
Blue slag glass / industrial smelter slag
Man-made iron-rich silicate slag; composition variable, commonly Fe–Ca–Mg–Al silicates with glassy phases
mineral
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
N/A
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass weathering product
sedimentary
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Obsidian (likely black volcanic glass)
Obsidian; primarily amorphous volcanic silica glass, approximately SiO₂-rich rhyolitic composition
igneous
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)
mineral
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous Conglomerate / Asphalt Concrete
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
industrial byproduct
Concrete
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate Composite
Anthropogenic Sedimentary (Man-made)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Sedimentary (Anthropogenic)
Transit Token (RTD Denver)
Nickel-plated brass or bronze alloy (Cu-Sn-Zn-Ni)
not a rock or mineral (anthropogenic material)
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
mineral
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Artificial silicate/iron byproduct
Mineral description (Anthropogenic material)
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
mineral
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral