Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
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Anthropogenic (Man Made Material Processed By Nature)
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Painted River Rock
Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock
sedimentary
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
not a rock
Green Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
mineral
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
mineral
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Synthetic (not a rock or mineral)
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
mineral
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
man-made material
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Synthetic Glass (Man-made)
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Mineral-like byproduct
Blue Slag Glass
Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Synthetic / Textile
Concrete
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate Composite
Anthropogenic Sedimentary (Man-made)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
sedimentary
Slag Glass (Leland Blue variant)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
mineral
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous Conglomerate / Asphalt Concrete
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Aura Quartz
Titanium or Gold bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Sedimentary (Anthropogenic)
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
N/A
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Artificial silicate/iron byproduct
Mineral description (Anthropogenic material)
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
sedimentary
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)
mineral
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral (synthetic)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)
mineraloid
Transit Token (RTD Denver)
Nickel-plated brass or bronze alloy (Cu-Sn-Zn-Ni)
not a rock or mineral (anthropogenic material)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Non-geological / Synthetic
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Pavement)
Aggregates in Bitumen Matrix
Technogenic / Anthropogenic Pavement Material
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
man-made glass
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
industrial byproduct
Rose Quartz and Cherry Quartz (Dyed Glass/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions/dye
gemstone
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Titanium-Coated Hematite (Aura Hematite)
Titanium-bonded Hematite (Fe2O3 with a Ti coating)
mineral
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)
Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)
metamorphic (man-made / anthropic)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass weathering product
sedimentary
Ferro-silicate Slag
Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)
Mineral byproduct (Anthropogenic)