Eroded Brick or Pumice-like Scoria
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria (Anthropogenic variant: Eroded Firebrick)
igneous
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Painted River Pebble (likely Basalt or Greywacke)
Aphanitic Lithic Clast with Anthropogenic Pigment coating
Sedimentary or Igneous
Chert (Arrowhead Preform or Point)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Terrazzo (Synthetic Composite Rock)
Cementitious or Epoxy Resin-bound Aggregates
Man-made metamorphic-style composite
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
sedimentary
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock comprising Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
igneous
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass Fragment)
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Sediment)
sedimentary
Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate Glass
mineral
Leland Blue Stone
Anthropogenic Iron Smelting Slag
mineraloid
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
man-made composite (lithified equivalent of sedimentary)
Blue Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
mineral
Anthropogenic Heat Source (Electronic/Industrial Interface)
Thermal IR emission (Electronic infrastructure)
not a rock or mineral
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Anthropogenic Amorphous Vitreous Silicate
mineraloid
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)
Industrial byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or mineral)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Ferrous Silicate
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic)
Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate)
Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate
sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made conglomerate)
Blue Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic glass)
not a rock (man-made origin)
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement Bit)
Bitumen-bound aggregate (Petrochemical-bound composite)
sedimentary (anthropogenic/technogenic)
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Mineral equivalent / Metal Alloy
Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert Arrowhead
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
man-made material
Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert (Arrowhead/Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Obsidian Arrowhead
Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2)
igneous
Chert Arrowhead
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Blue Dyed Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
metamorphic
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass weathering product
sedimentary
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
not a natural rock (man-made composite)
Chert (Arrowhead/Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert (Arrowhead)
Chert (SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert (specifically a Lithic Flake)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
sedimentary
Synthetic Faux Fur Fursuit
Polyacrylonitrile / Polyester (Synthetic Textile)
not a rock (synthetic material/costume)
Concrete / Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Man-made composite material (Portland cement, aggregate, and water)
not a natural rock
Nutting Stone / Cupstone (Sandstone or Quartzite)
Sedimentary rock with anthropogenic modification (cupule)
sedimentary
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron oxides
mineral-like byproduct
Concrete fragment with Aggregate
Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate
sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made)
Synthetic Costume Accessory (Non-Geological)
Polyester and Acrylic Fiber (Anthropogenic polymer)
Synthetic / Man-made textile
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron oxide/Silicate composite
Mineral-like byproduct (Technogenic)