Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Mineral-like Industrial Smelting Waste
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Aura Quartz (specifically Titanium Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti Coating)
mineral
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
sedimentary (artificial)
Asphalt / Road Aggregate
Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)
sedimentary
Synthetic Resin / Plastic Figurine
Synthetic Polymer (Copolymer of Polyethylene or Resin)
Mineraloid-like Synthetic Material
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)
Aura Quartz
Titanium or Gold bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
industrial byproduct
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Pavement)
Aggregates in Bitumen Matrix
Technogenic / Anthropogenic Pavement Material
Slag
Glassy silicate byproduct (anthropogenic material)
industrial byproduct
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins
Sedimentary-like (Industrial Composite)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
gemstone
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete (Anthropic Rock)
sedimentary
Chert (Chalky Flint Node)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Lava Rock with Fabric Impression
Scoria or Basalt with anthropogenic impressions
igneous
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Concrete rubble
Anthropogenic conglomerate
sedimentary
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Synthetic (Ceramic)
Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste
Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
mineral
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
sedimentary
Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
igneous
Rainbow Hematite Ring
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with thin-film coating
mineral
Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Synthetic material (Not a natural rock/mineral)
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
sedimentary
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
gemstone
Dzi Bead (Etched Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with chemical etching
mineral
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Concrete / Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Man-made composite material (Portland cement, aggregate, and water)
not a natural rock
Titanium Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Titanium and Niobium
mineral
Concretion with Geode Cavity
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
sedimentary
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral (synthetic)
Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
mineral
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
igneous
Concrete / Conglomerate (Man-made)
Artificial Conglomerate (Cementitious Composite)
sedimentary
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron oxides
mineral-like byproduct
Felsic Drill Core (likely Gneiss or Granite)
Felsic Metamorphic Rock (Gneissic profile)
metamorphic
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
man-made rock (sedimentary analogue)