Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
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Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Man-made earbud charging case (Not a rock or mineral)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with electronic components
Man-made Blank Ammunition (Brass)
CuZn (Cartridge Brass - roughly 70% Copper, 30% Zinc)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland cement and mineral aggregate
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
Aggregate Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate (Technosol)
Clear Quartz Sphere (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Terrazzo (Man-made Composite)
Cementitious or Resin-bound Lithic Composite
Opalite
Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Small clear crystal, possibly quartz or glass-like gemstone
Uncertain; likely quartz (SiO₂), but the image is insufficient to exclude man-made glass or cubic zirconia
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
Metal Chain Belt with Square Plates
Not applicable (man-made)
Man-made Jewelry Charm (Enameled Metal)
Not a natural mineral; composed of base metal alloy (likely zinc or brass) and epoxy resin/enamel.
Likely blue glass or synthetic gemstone jewelry
Uncertain; possibly synthetic spinel, cubic zirconia, or blue glass
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
Concretion (Sandstone)
Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Blue glassy mineral specimen, possibly dyed or synthetic
Uncertain; possible blue fluorite (CaF₂), dyed chalcedony, or man-made glass
Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)
Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)
Blue Slag Glass
Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)
White pebble, likely quartz or calcite
Indeterminate from image; possible microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete (Anthropic Rock)
Cullet Glass / Slag Glass
Amorphous silica glass
One Pound Coin (UK)
Nickel-Brass Alloy (Cu-Zn-Ni)
Tumbled Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Concrete rubble
Anthropogenic conglomerate
Concrete / Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Man-made composite material (Portland cement, aggregate, and water)
Blue opal heart cabochon
Common opal, hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O), likely blue-dyed or synthetic opalite
Concrete fragment with Aggregate
Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate
Dzi Bead (Etched Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with chemical etching
Blue glass-like bead or gemstone keychain ornament
Indeterminate; likely cobalt-blue glass or synthetic blue spinel, not identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron oxides
Pink Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Slag
Glassy silicate byproduct (anthropogenic material)