Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
Man-made material (simulant/artifact)
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Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C) or relevant simulant formula (e.g., ZrO2 for Cubic Zirconia)
gemstone
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C)
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
mineral
Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)
Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives
mineralogical simulant
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Pink Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral (synthetic)
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 Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant
gemstone
Cullet Glass / Slag Glass
Amorphous silica glass
man-made glass / industrial byproduct
Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
gemstone
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
N/A - Non-Geological Item
not a rock/mineral
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
sedimentary
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
gemstone
Rose Quartz and Cherry Quartz (Dyed Glass/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions/dye
gemstone
Metal Chain Belt with Square Plates
Not applicable (man-made)
Man-made Object (Metalwork)
Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)
Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels
sedimentary (man-made conglomerate)
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland cement and mineral aggregate
sedimentary (anthropogenic)
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material
mineral
Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate
sedimentary
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
mineraloid
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Artificial silicate/iron byproduct
Mineral description (Anthropogenic material)
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous conglomerate
sedimentary
Synthetic Resin Charm (Seal Shape)
Polymer Resin with plastic glitter / Polyethylene terephthalate glitters
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate
sedimentary
Jewelry Chain with Blue and Clear Gemstones (Likely Cubic Zirconia)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO₂), Silver or White Gold/Platinum Alloy
Mineral (synthetic) and Metal (precious/base)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
mineral
Asphalt / Road Aggregate
Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)
sedimentary
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
N/A
Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert or Flint)
sedimentary
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
sedimentary
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
sedimentary
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Man-made Object (Ring)
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Synthetic (Man-made Glass)
Concrete fragment with Aggregate
Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate
sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Pavement)
Aggregates in Bitumen Matrix
Technogenic / Anthropogenic Pavement Material
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
man-made rock (sedimentary analogue)