Synthetic Zinc/Polycarbonate Composite (Bey-specimen)
Zinc Alloy (Zamak 3) with Polycarbonate (C15H16O2)n Overlay
Anthropogenic Mineral Mimic
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Anthropogenic Mineral Mimic
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Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate
sedimentary
Aggregate Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate (Technosol)
sedimentary
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
man-made composite (lithified equivalent of sedimentary)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete (Anthropic Rock)
sedimentary
Painted River Rock
Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock
sedimentary
Synthetic Costume Accessory (Non-Geological)
Polyester and Acrylic Fiber (Anthropogenic polymer)
Synthetic / Man-made textile
Concrete / Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Man-made composite material (Portland cement, aggregate, and water)
not a natural rock
Concrete / Conglomerate (Man-made)
Artificial Conglomerate (Cementitious Composite)
sedimentary
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
sedimentary
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic rock)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
not a rock (anthropogenic material/technofossil)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
sedimentary
Smelter Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Slag
igneous
Turquoise (Dyed Howlite/Magnesite imitation)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Target mineral) / Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (Actual specimen: Howlite)
mineral
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
not a rock
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
mineral
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue
mineral
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Ferro-silicate
mineral
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
mineral
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
not a natural rock
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Slag Glass (Leland Blue variant)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
mineral
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
mineral
Yellow Howlite (Dyed Magnesite/Howlite)
Dyed Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (Howlite) or MgCO3 (Magnesite)
mineral
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
not a natural rock (man-made composite)
N/A - Image does not contain a rock or mineral
Anthropogenic textile material
Non-geological
Druzy Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Fire Agate/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye treatment
mineral
Blue Howlite
Dyed Howlite (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
mineral
Dendritic Agate or Manganese Nodule in Chert/Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide (MnO2) inclusions
sedimentary
Chalcedony Rose
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Possible fossilized bone fragment
Indeterminate mineralized bone; taxon and age cannot be determined from the photo
fossil
Iron-rich concretion or slag-like mineral fragment
Likely limonite/goethite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O), possibly magnetite-bearing material
mineral
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Mineral-like byproduct
Howlite (Dyed Turquoise)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
mineral
Chert Concretion
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix
sedimentary
Dendritic Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
mineral
Turquoise (Dyed Howlite/Magnesite imitation)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Target mineral) / MgCO3 (Magnesite substrate)
mineral
Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate Glass
mineral
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral