Concrete-like aggregate surface with embedded rock fragments
Anthropogenic concrete or exposed aggregate; not a natural rock specimen
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Concrete-like aggregate surface with embedded rock fragments
Anthropogenic concrete or exposed aggregate; not a natural rock specimen
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Blue crystal pendant (likely blue glass or synthetic crystal)
Not identifiable from the image; possibly synthetic quartz or glass, rather than a natural mineral
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
Industrial Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)
Crushed Stone (Likely Limestone or Granite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for Limestone / Quartz and Feldspar for Granite
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous Concrete / Pavement
Small pebble, likely limestone
Unidentified carbonate pebble, possibly micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃)
Chert Arrowhead
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fordite
Anthropogenic paint-rock
Sandstone (with concrete/human-made layer)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz/Feldspar grains)
Tumbled gray stone, likely quartz-rich pebble
Probable microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), possibly gray jasper or quartzite
Cardstock (Paper)
Cellulose (C6H10O5)n
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Quartz pebble (Quartztite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
Blue-green faceted gemstone, possibly glass or synthetic material
Not identifiable from the image; possible synthetic spinel or glass
Slag Glass / Industrial Slag
Anthropogenic Glass
Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)
Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock
ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Cobalt Blue Glass / Cullet Glass
Silicon dioxide (Amorphous man-made glass)
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
White pebble, likely quartz or calcite
Indeterminate from image; possible microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product / Silicate Slag
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions