Iron Slag
Ferrous Slag (complex silicate and oxide byproduct)
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic)
Category
Mineral Byproduct (Anthropogenic)
Browse mineral byproduct (anthropogenic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic material)
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (with metallic impurities)
Igneous (Anthropogenic)
Ferro-Manganese Slag
Vitreous Silicate Slag
Anthropogenic (Industrial byproduct)
Slag (Industrial Glassy Byproduct)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Anthropogenic / Non-Natural
Iron Slag
Iron smelting byproduct (Glassy/vesicular silicate)
anthropogenic / industrial byproduct
Efflorescence (on Clay Brick)
Crystalline salt deposits (typically Sodium Sulfate Na2SO4, Calcium Carbonate CaCO3, or Potassium Sulfate K2SO4)
Mineral precipitate (anthropogenic context)
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica / Glass Slag
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic rock-like material)
Silver (Native Element)
Ag (Argentum)
mineral
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Siliceous industrial waste)
Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
not a natural rock (man-made composite)
Terracotta (Man-made ceramic brick fragment)
Baked clay / High-iron ceramic (Silicate-based ceramic)
Anthropogenic material (Man-made sedimentary mimic)
Ferrous Slag (Iron Smelting By-product)
Fused Siliceous Slag
Anthropogenic Material (Man-made Rock)
Iron Slag
Ferrous slag (primarily silicates and oxides of calcium, iron, and magnesium)
Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
sedimentary
Sulfur (with possible Cullet Glass or Slag imitation)
Native Sulfur (S8)
mineral
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
not a rock
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)
Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial deposit)
N/A - Image does not contain a rock or mineral
Anthropogenic textile material
Non-geological
Arsenopyrite with Schist Matrix
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
mineral
Fluorite (Purple/Blue variety)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
man-made composite (lithified equivalent of sedimentary)
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
mineraloid
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
mineral
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Antropogenic (Man-made glass byproduct)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
mineral
Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Antropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)
man-made rock (technosol)
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Mineral equivalent / Metal Alloy
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica / Glassy Blast Furnace Slag
Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)
Tiffany Stone
Bertrandite (with Fluorite, Opal, and Chalcedony), Be4Si2O7(OH)2
mineral
Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives
Mineraloid
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
mineral
Bismuth
Bismuth (element Bi) with oxidized thin-film interference layer
mineral
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide with titanium coating (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
mineral
Cupronickel (on a 1981 Mexico 20 Pesos coin)
Copper-Nickel Alloy (Cu75Ni25)
mineral
Crackled Quartz (Blue Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with anthropogenic dye
mineral
Slag (Industrial By-product)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron Silicate
mineral
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
sedimentary
Slag Glass (Cullet Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
mineral