ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z
Synthetic Polymer (Synthetic Material)
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Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Synthetic material (Not a natural rock/mineral)
Chert (Chalky Flint Node)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete
sedimentary (artificial)
Chert (Arrowheads)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Crackled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Costume Jewelry with Synthetic Gemstones
Synthetic Cubic Zirconia and Glass (SiO2 / ZrO2)
mineral
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)
mineraloid
Ocean Jasper Mushroom
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 mixed with various impurities)
mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
not a rock (anthropogenic material/technofossil)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
sedimentary
Crushed Stone (Likely Limestone or Granite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for Limestone / Quartz and Feldspar for Granite
sedimentary or igneous
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Uncertain
Mohave Turquoise (Composite/Stabilized)
Hydrated copper aluminium phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) with stabilizing resin and metallic inclusions
mineral
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
mineraloid / anthropogenic
One Pound Coin (UK)
Nickel-Brass Alloy (Cu-Zn-Ni)
mineral
Porcelain (White Ceramic)
Mullite-bearing Vitrified Ceramic (Major phases: Mullite Al6Si2O13, Glassy Silica SiO2)
metamorphic
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
sedimentary
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Synthetic/Man-made Glass
Red Sandstone or Brick Fragment
Arenite (if sandstone)
sedimentary
Blue Slag Glass
Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Sedimentary (Anthropogenic)
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineraloid
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with crystalline copper/cobalt inclusions
mineral
Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins
Sedimentary-like (Industrial Composite)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)
sedimentary
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
sedimentary
Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings
mineral
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
mineral
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
gemstone
Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)
Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia
sedimentary
Ferrous Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)
Anthropgenic (Industrial Byproduct)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
man-made glass
Green Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)
gemstone
Asphalt Chunk
Asphalt concrete
man-made composite
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
mineral
Transit Token (RTD Denver)
Nickel-plated brass or bronze alloy (Cu-Sn-Zn-Ni)
not a rock or mineral (anthropogenic material)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
gemstone