Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
not a natural rock
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Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Mineral-like byproduct
Ferrous Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)
Anthropgenic (Industrial Byproduct)
Synthetic Resin / Plastic Figurine
Synthetic Polymer (Copolymer of Polyethylene or Resin)
Mineraloid-like Synthetic Material
Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Synthetic material (Not a natural rock/mineral)
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Mineral (Synthetic/Man-made)
Slag
Metallurgical by-product
Anthropogenic (Man-made material)
Concrete rubble
Anthropogenic conglomerate
sedimentary
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Byproduct of smelting)
Antropogenic (Man-made)
Aqua Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Gold (Au)
mineral (treated)
Green Glass Slag
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide impurities
mineraloid (man-made)
Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation)
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide
Synthetic/Man-made Polymer
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral (synthetic)
Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Antropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
not a rock
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
mineral
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
mineral (impactite)
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
sedimentary
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
N/A
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Mineral equivalent / Metal Alloy
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
mineral
Opalite
Man-made Opalized Glass (Synthetic Glass)
gemstone
Sea Glass
Silicon dioxide (mostly)
mineral
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic material)
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
N/A
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Synthetic Mineral Simulant / Glass
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass / Opalized Glass
gemstone
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
mineral
Metal Chain Belt with Square Plates
Not applicable (man-made)
Man-made Object (Metalwork)
Slag Glass (Leland Blue variant)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
mineral
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
sedimentary
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Silica-based)
gemstone
Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins
Sedimentary-like (Industrial Composite)
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Non-geological
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Man-made object (Simulant)
Quartz (Engineered Quartz Surface)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based composite
mineral (man-made composite)
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica / Glassy Blast Furnace Slag
Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)
Opalite Egg
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
mineral
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Synthetic (not a rock or mineral)
Terracotta (Man-made ceramic brick fragment)
Baked clay / High-iron ceramic (Silicate-based ceramic)
Anthropogenic material (Man-made sedimentary mimic)