Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Synthetic (Ceramic)
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Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
mineraloid
Costume Jewelry with Synthetic Gemstones
Synthetic Cubic Zirconia and Glass (SiO2 / ZrO2)
mineral
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland Cement Composite
Anthropogenic (Man-made material mimicking sedimentary rock)
Ocean Jasper Mushroom
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 mixed with various impurities)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
mineral
Mohave Turquoise (Composite/Stabilized)
Hydrated copper aluminium phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) with stabilizing resin and metallic inclusions
mineral
Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert or Flint)
sedimentary
One Pound Coin (UK)
Nickel-Brass Alloy (Cu-Zn-Ni)
mineral
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
sedimentary
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Mineral (Synthetic/Man-made)
Aggregate Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate (Technosol)
sedimentary
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Man-made material, not a natural rock or mineral specimen
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron oxides
mineral-like byproduct
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 Chunk
Asphalt concrete
man-made composite
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with crystalline copper/cobalt inclusions
mineral
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 Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Synthetic/Man-made Glass
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
man-made glass
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
man-made rock (sedimentary analogue)
Concrete / Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Man-made composite material (Portland cement, aggregate, and water)
not a natural rock
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
sedimentary
Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components
gemstone
Blue Slag Glass
Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineraloid
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral
Terrazzo (Man-made Composite)
Cementitious or Resin-bound Lithic Composite
sedimentary (artificial)
Slag
Glassy silicate byproduct (anthropogenic material)
industrial byproduct
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)
mineraloid
Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings
mineral
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Uncertain
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
mineral
Slag
Metallurgical by-product
Anthropogenic (Man-made material)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
mineral
Concrete Paver (Artificial Cementitious Rock)
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate
Sedimentary (Synthetic)
Lava Rock with Fabric Impression
Scoria or Basalt with anthropogenic impressions
igneous
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
anthropogenic (human-made) sedimentary-like material