Anthropogenic Heat Source (Electronic/Industrial Interface)
Thermal IR emission (Electronic infrastructure)
not a rock or mineral
Category
Mineral Description (Anthropogenic Material)
Browse mineral description (anthropogenic material) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartzite Arrowhead (Archaeological Lithic)
Recrystallized Quartz (SiO2)
metamorphic
Cobalt Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (anthropogenic) with Cobalt additives
mineraloid
Synthetic Faux Fur Fursuit
Polyacrylonitrile / Polyester (Synthetic Textile)
not a rock (synthetic material/costume)
Slag
Ferrous slag (by-product of iron smelting)
Mineraloid / Anthropogenic
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
man-made composite (lithified equivalent of sedimentary)
Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate Glass
mineral
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)
Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)
metamorphic (man-made / anthropic)
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Mineral-like byproduct
Ferrocoke or Slag
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue
igneous
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate
industrial byproduct
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Mineral equivalent / Metal Alloy
Chert (Arrowhead Preform or Point)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)
Industrial byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or mineral)
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
mineraloid / anthropogenic
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Artificial Vitreous Silicate
mineraloid (anthropogenic)
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Sedimentary (Anthropogenic)
Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (often containing Fayalite: Fe2SiO4)
Mineraloid/Anthropogenic (Technofossil)
Green Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue
industrial byproduct
Slag (Industrial Glass/Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
igneous (anthropogenic)
Crackled Quartz (Blue Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with anthropogenic dye
mineral
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
sedimentary (artificial)
Iron Slag
Ferrous Slag (Silicate/Oxide mixture)
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic)
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
mineral
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Amorphous calcium-magnesium-aluminum silicates)
igneous (artificial/anthropogenic)
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown
Man-made Object (Metal/Alloy)
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic glass) - SiO2
mineral
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Pavement)
Aggregates in Bitumen Matrix
Technogenic / Anthropogenic Pavement Material
Ferro-silicate Slag
Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)
Mineral byproduct (Anthropogenic)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (Byproduct of Smelting)
Mineral-like byproduct
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (with metallic impurities)
Igneous (Anthropogenic)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock comprising Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
igneous
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron oxide/Silicate composite
Mineral-like byproduct (Technogenic)
Concrete
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate Composite
Anthropogenic Sedimentary (Man-made)
Slag
Metallurgical by-product
Anthropogenic (Man-made material)
Painted River Pebble (likely Basalt or Greywacke)
Aphanitic Lithic Clast with Anthropogenic Pigment coating
Sedimentary or Igneous
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
not a rock (anthropogenic material/technofossil)
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic silicate/oxide glass (Complex silicate matrix with Cr-Fe-Si inclusions)
Industrial byproduct (often confused with igneous rocks or meteorites)