Slag
Metallurgical by-product
Category
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Slag
Metallurgical by-product
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
Faceted glass-like gemstone object
Likely synthetic glass or cubic zirconia; exact material cannot be confirmed from the image
Sandstone (with concrete/human-made layer)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz/Feldspar grains)
Decorative mosaic cross containing mixed rock and glass fragments
Polychrome aggregate; likely quartz, feldspar, marble, granite, and assorted colored glass
Sea Glass
Silicon dioxide (mostly)
Polished green-and-black banded cabochon (likely malachite imitation or dyed agate)
Uncertain; possible malachite (Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂), banded agate (SiO₂), or man-made glass
Goldstone (Red/Brown)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Weathered iron-rich concretion or ironstone nodule
Goethite–hematite limonite concretion (FeO(OH), Fe₂O₃, and hydrated iron oxides)
Sandstone (with man-made markings)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Quartz pebble (Quartztite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Synthetic Marbled Aggregate (Footwear Component)
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (Croslite™)
Loose faceted colorless gemstones, likely quartz or glass-like mineral chips
Most consistent with quartz (SiO₂), though the photograph cannot exclude synthetic cubic zirconia or glass
Pet Rock (Man-made Quartzite or Granite Cobble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) mixture; commonly composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)
Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Chert Concretion
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Slag
Metallurgical Slag
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous Conglomerate / Asphalt Concrete
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Cobalt Blue Glass / Cullet Glass
Silicon dioxide (Amorphous man-made glass)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass)
Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
Red cabochon gemstone ring (likely ruby or red spinel; identity unconfirmed)
Possibly corundum (ruby, Al₂O₃) or spinel (MgAl₂O₄); visual identification alone cannot distinguish these from glass or synthetic stones.
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Moldavite
Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ
Clear quartz tumbled stone
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Synthetic copper-bearing soda-lime glass; commonly sold as red goldstone
Polished black pebble, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Possible obsidian or slag glass
Volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂; alternatively industrial iron-rich glassy slag
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions
Rock crystal quartz fragments
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Goldstone (likely blue-free synthetic goldstone pendant)
Synthetic aventurine glass; silica glass with dispersed metallic copper crystals