Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Mineral-like Industrial Smelting Waste
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Man Made Silicate (Anthropogenic Glass)
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Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
igneous
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Amorphous calcium-magnesium-aluminum silicates)
igneous (artificial/anthropogenic)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete (Anthropic Rock)
sedimentary
Concrete / Conglomerate (Man-made)
Artificial Conglomerate (Cementitious Composite)
sedimentary
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Synthetic/Anthropogenic Mineraloid
Painted River Rock
Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock
sedimentary
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
mineral
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
industrial byproduct
Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert or Flint)
sedimentary
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
not a natural rock
Blue Slag Glass
Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Green sea glass (likely)
Anthropogenic glass, not a mineral; composition commonly soda–lime silicate glass
mineral
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
sedimentary
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate
industrial byproduct
Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)
Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives
mineralogical simulant
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineraloid
Cobalt Glass Slug (Cullet)
Man-made Silicate Glass with Cobalt Oxide (CoO)
mineraloid
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland cement and mineral aggregate
sedimentary (anthropogenic)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
sedimentary (artificial)
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
anthropogenic (human-made) sedimentary-like material
Slag Glass / Industrial Slag
Anthropogenic Glass
man-made glass / industrial byproduct
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
gemstone
Slag (Industrial Glass/Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
igneous (anthropogenic)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
mineral
Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate Glass
mineral
N/A - Non-Geological Item
not a rock/mineral
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
man-made material
Polished opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite is a commercial name, not a mineral; typically opalescent glass, often soda-lime silicate glass
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
gemstone
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda–lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
mineral
Blue Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic glass)
not a rock (man-made origin)
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Sedimentary (Anthropogenic)
Cullet Glass / Slag Glass
Amorphous silica glass
man-made glass / industrial byproduct
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
mineraloid
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
sedimentary
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate material
igneous
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Ferro-silicate
mineral
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
mineral
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate / Ferro-silicate Slag
igneous
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Anthropogenic Amorphous Vitreous Silicate
mineraloid