Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
not a natural rock
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Man Made Alloy (Metallic)
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Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Opalite
Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)
mineraloid
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Mineraloid / Synthetic Glass
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Synthetic (not a rock or mineral)
Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Amorphous Solid
Bog Iron / Limonite Concretion
Goethite/Limonite mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary
Cullet Glass (Strawberry Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants
Mineraloid (Synthetic/Man-made)
Red Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants
Antropogenic (Man-made material)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
igneous
Basalt
Basalt
igneous
Silver (Native Silver Mineral)
Ag (Native Silver), Alloyed 90% Ag / 10% Cu
mineral
Green Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
mineral
Sunstone
Andesine-Labradorite Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
mineral
Goldstone (blue-goldstone–style glass) beads
Artificial aventurine glass, typically silica glass with copper inclusions; not a natural mineral
mineral
Slate
Metamorphic Pelitic Rock
metamorphic
Silver (Jewelry form)
Native Silver (Ag)
mineral
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
mineral
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Man-made material (constructed)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
igneous
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Synthetic / Textile
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
not a rock
Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic
mineral
Terracotta (Man-made ceramic brick fragment)
Baked clay / High-iron ceramic (Silicate-based ceramic)
Anthropogenic material (Man-made sedimentary mimic)
Iron Meteorite
Iron Meteorite (primarily Kamacite and Taenite, Fe-Ni alloys)
mineral
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
mineral
Crushed Stone / Gravel
Aggregatus saxum (variable mineral composition)
sedimentary
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
mineral
Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
mineral (man-made aura treatment)
Synthetic Blue Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Infusion
mineral (synthetic/man-made coating)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Diamond in Gold Setting
Diamond (C - pure carbon)
mineral
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)
man-made glass mineral simulant
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass
Man-made material (Simulated Mineral)
Sunstone
Aventurine Feldspar (Plagioclase Feldspar with inclusions)
mineral
Lepidolite in Quartz Matrix
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
mineral
Basalt
Basalt (comprising Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
igneous
Pyrulite (Pyrite / Chalcopyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) or Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
mineral
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Man-made mineral simulant (Glass)