ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z
Synthetic Polymer (Synthetic Material)
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Man Made Material (Simulated Mineral)
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Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)
Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia
sedimentary
Concrete fragment or Conglomerate
Artificial Conglomerate (Concrete) or Natural Conglomerate
sedimentary
Chert (Chalky Flint Node)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions
man-made glass
Concrete / Conglomerate (Man-made)
Artificial Conglomerate (Cementitious Composite)
sedimentary
Chert (Arrowheads)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
mineral
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
sedimentary (artificial)
Sandstone (with concrete/human-made layer)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz/Feldspar grains)
sedimentary
Sandstone-based Concrete Fragment
Cementitious Composite with Sedimentary Aggregate
sedimentary (man-made/anthropogenic)
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
N/A
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
sedimentary (anthropogenic / man-made)
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
mineraloid / anthropogenic
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
mineral
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opaque silicious glass
gemstone
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)
mineraloid
Concrete rubble
Anthropogenic conglomerate
sedimentary
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass / Opalized Glass
gemstone
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Mineral-like Industrial Smelting Waste
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)
mineraloid
Painted River Rock
Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock
sedimentary
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
sedimentary
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Non-geological
Crushed Stone (Likely Limestone or Granite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for Limestone / Quartz and Feldspar for Granite
sedimentary or igneous
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C)
gemstone
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
mineral
Sea Glass
Silicon dioxide (mostly)
mineral
Porcelain (White Ceramic)
Mullite-bearing Vitrified Ceramic (Major phases: Mullite Al6Si2O13, Glassy Silica SiO2)
metamorphic
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon carbide (SiC)
mineral
Transit Token (RTD Denver)
Nickel-plated brass or bronze alloy (Cu-Sn-Zn-Ni)
not a rock or mineral (anthropogenic material)
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Goldstone
Avventurina (Man-made Glass with Copper inclusions)
mineral
Quartz pebble (Quartztite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Red Sandstone or Brick Fragment
Arenite (if sandstone)
sedimentary
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
mineral
Brick fragment (Man-made material)
N/A (Fired clay)
man-made
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Sedimentary (Anthropogenic)