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Antropogenic (Man Made Industrial Byproduct)

Browse antropogenic (man made industrial byproduct) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Opalite

Goldstone

Blue Goldstone

Zincite

Lherzolite

Gondite

Dunite

Sea Glass (Man-made silicate glass) — gemstone

Sea Glass

Man-made silicate glass

Ring with an Orange Inlay (N/A (Man-made object)) — Man-made Object (Ring)

Ring with an Orange Inlay

N/A (Man-made object)

Man-made Object (Ring)

Sea Glass (Man-made silicate glass) — sedimentary

Sea Glass

Man-made silicate glass

Sea Glass (Man-made vitreous material) — mineral

Sea Glass

Man-made vitreous material

Slag (Anthropogenic Vitrification Product / Silicate Slag) — Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)

Slag

Anthropogenic Vitrification Product / Silicate Slag

Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)

Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite) (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)) — Non-geological / Synthetic

Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)

Non-geological / Synthetic

Opalite (Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)) — mineral (synthetic)

Opalite

Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)

mineral (synthetic)

Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag) (Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)

Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia) (Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)

Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Polished dendritic agate or jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with iron/manganese dendrites) — mineral

Polished dendritic agate or jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with iron/manganese dendrites

Smelter Slag (Anthropogenic Silicate Slag) — igneous

Smelter Slag

Anthropogenic Silicate Slag

Concrete (Anthropogenic Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Concrete

Anthropogenic Conglomerate

Polished silver sheen obsidian heart (Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily rhyolitic silica-rich glass) — igneous

Polished silver sheen obsidian heart

Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily rhyolitic silica-rich glass

Quartzite (Engineered Stone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Engineered Stone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)

Blue Glass or Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)) — mineral

Blue Glass or Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)

Black glassy fragment, likely obsidian or industrial glass (Volcanic glass (obsidian), chiefly amorphous SiO₂; identification uncertain from image) — mineral

Black glassy fragment, likely obsidian or industrial glass

Volcanic glass (obsidian), chiefly amorphous SiO₂; identification uncertain from image

Slag Glass (Silicon dioxide with impurities) — mineral

Slag Glass

Silicon dioxide with impurities

Sea Glass (Silicon dioxide (mostly)) — mineral

Sea Glass

Silicon dioxide (mostly)

Blue crystal pendant (likely blue glass or synthetic crystal) (Not identifiable from the image; possibly synthetic quartz or glass, rather than a natural mineral) — gemstone

Blue crystal pendant (likely blue glass or synthetic crystal)

Not identifiable from the image; possibly synthetic quartz or glass, rather than a natural mineral

Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond) (Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)) — mineral

Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)

Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)

Iron Slag (Ferrous Slag (Industrial Byproduct)) — mineraloid (anthropogenic byproduct)

Iron Slag

Ferrous Slag (Industrial Byproduct)

mineraloid (anthropogenic byproduct)

Slag Glass (Cullet Glass) (Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)) — mineral

Slag Glass (Cullet Glass)

Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide (SiC)) — mineral

Carborundum

Silicon Carbide (SiC)

Clear quartz tumbled stone (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Clear quartz tumbled stone

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Chert (Arrowheads) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowheads)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide) (Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)) — mineral

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)

Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)

Anthropogenic Heat Source (Electronic/Industrial Interface) (Thermal IR emission (Electronic infrastructure)) — not a rock or mineral

Anthropogenic Heat Source (Electronic/Industrial Interface)

Thermal IR emission (Electronic infrastructure)

not a rock or mineral

Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate) (Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)

Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate

Concrete Rubble with Aggregate (Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate) — Anthropogenic (Man-made)

Concrete Rubble with Aggregate

Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate

Anthropogenic (Man-made)

Green glass sphere/marble (Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)) — Man-made object (Simulant)

Green glass sphere/marble

Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)

Man-made object (Simulant)

Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel) (Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels) — sedimentary (man-made conglomerate)

Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)

Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels

sedimentary (man-made conglomerate)

Purple glassy pebble, possibly slag glass (Unidentified; likely man-made glass rather than a natural mineral) — mineral

Purple glassy pebble, possibly slag glass

Unidentified; likely man-made glass rather than a natural mineral

Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz') (Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives) — Mineraloid (Man-made)

Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')

Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives

Mineraloid (Man-made)

Ferrochrome Slag (Calcium-Aluminium-Magnesium Silicate Slag) — industrial byproduct

Ferrochrome Slag

Calcium-Aluminium-Magnesium Silicate Slag

industrial byproduct

Concrete Fragment (Hardened Portland cement and mineral aggregate) — sedimentary (anthropogenic)

Concrete Fragment

Hardened Portland cement and mineral aggregate

sedimentary (anthropogenic)

Iron Slag (Anthropogenic Iron Silicate) — industrial byproduct

Iron Slag

Anthropogenic Iron Silicate

industrial byproduct

Man-made Blank Ammunition (Brass) (CuZn (Cartridge Brass - roughly 70% Copper, 30% Zinc)) — Anticrystalline / Synthetic Alloy

Man-made Blank Ammunition (Brass)

CuZn (Cartridge Brass - roughly 70% Copper, 30% Zinc)

Anticrystalline / Synthetic Alloy

Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite) (Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating) — metamorphic

Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)

Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating

Blue-green faceted gemstone, possibly glass or synthetic material (Not identifiable from the image; possible synthetic spinel or glass) — gemstone

Blue-green faceted gemstone, possibly glass or synthetic material

Not identifiable from the image; possible synthetic spinel or glass

Asphalt (Road Aggregate) (Bituminous conglomerate) — sedimentary

Asphalt (Road Aggregate)

Bituminous conglomerate

Mystic Topaz (Treated Quartz or Topaz) (Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2] with thin-film metallic coating) — gemstone

Mystic Topaz (Treated Quartz or Topaz)

Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2] with thin-film metallic coating