Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Sedimentary (Anthropogenic)
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Anthropogenic Material (Man Made Sedimentary Mimic)
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Synthetic Costume Accessory (Non-Geological)
Polyester and Acrylic Fiber (Anthropogenic polymer)
Synthetic / Man-made textile
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
gemstone
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Mineral-like Industrial Smelting Waste
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Mineral-like byproduct
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass weathering product
sedimentary
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
mineral
Sandstone-based Concrete Fragment
Cementitious Composite with Sedimentary Aggregate
sedimentary (man-made/anthropogenic)
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
mineraloid / anthropogenic
Blue Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
man-made composite (lithified equivalent of sedimentary)
Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
igneous
Green Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)
Porcelain Tile (Sandstone-look)
Man-made Ceramic (resembling Quartz-rich Sandstone)
sedimentary (imitation)
Opalite
Man-made Opalized Glass (Synthetic Glass)
gemstone
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Artificial silicate/iron byproduct
Mineral description (Anthropogenic material)
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
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
mineraloid (man-made)
Concrete
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate Composite
Anthropogenic Sedimentary (Man-made)
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
not a rock
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
mineral
Titanium-coated Metal Cube (Man-made Fidget Toy)
Titanium-anodized or electroplated alloy (e.g., Ti-coated Zinc or Aluminum)
Mineral alternative / Synthetic
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Pavement)
Aggregates in Bitumen Matrix
Technogenic / Anthropogenic Pavement Material
Chert (specifically Flint Arrowhead)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
sedimentary
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
mineral
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Synthetic / Textile
Opalite
Synthetic opalescent glass
glass
Blue Slag Glass
Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Slag Glass (Leland Blue variant)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
mineral
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
mineral
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
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
sedimentary
Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)
Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)
metamorphic (man-made / anthropic)
Slag
Metallurgical by-product
Anthropogenic (Man-made material)
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
glass