Slag (Industrial By-product)
Glassy silicate or metallic smelting residue
mineral-like (anthropogenic)
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Mineral Like (Anthropogenic)
Browse mineral like (anthropogenic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
not a rock
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Ferro-silicate
mineral
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
not a natural rock (man-made composite)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
sedimentary
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
man-made composite (lithified equivalent of sedimentary)
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)
mineraloid
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Mineral-like byproduct
Chert Arrowhead
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)
Industrial byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or mineral)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate
industrial byproduct
Fordite
Anthropogenic paint-rock
mineraloid (human-made geological specimen)
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
sedimentary
Slag (Industrial By-product)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron Silicate
mineral
Slag (Industrial Glass/Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
igneous (anthropogenic)
Chert (specifically Flint Arrowhead)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
sedimentary
Terrazzo (Synthetic Composite Rock)
Cementitious or Epoxy Resin-bound Aggregates
Man-made metamorphic-style composite
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Mineral-like Industrial Smelting Waste
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (Byproduct of Smelting)
Mineral-like byproduct
Cupronickel (on a 1981 Mexico 20 Pesos coin)
Copper-Nickel Alloy (Cu75Ni25)
mineral
Chert (Arrowhead/Tool variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Mineral equivalent / Metal Alloy
Green Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)
Chert (Arrowhead Preform or Point)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Slag (Industrial Glassy Byproduct)
Anthropogenic silicate byproduct (Slag)
Mineral-like byproduct (often mistaken for igneous rock or meteorite)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron oxide/Silicate composite
Mineral-like byproduct (Technogenic)
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
mineral
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrophyre (Iron or Smelting Slag)
Mineral-like byproduct
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
not a natural rock
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Chert (Arrowhead variety)
Chert (SiO2)
sedimentary
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
sedimentary
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement Bit)
Bitumen-bound aggregate (Petrochemical-bound composite)
sedimentary (anthropogenic/technogenic)
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic glass) - SiO2
mineral
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete (Anthropic Rock)
sedimentary
N/A - Image does not contain a rock or mineral
Anthropogenic textile material
Non-geological
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
industrial byproduct
Banded Slag Glass (Leland Blue/Frankfort Green style)
Anthropogenic Glass Specimen (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Asphaltum / Bitumen-Aggregate Matrix
Technonatural composite (often containing sedimentary/igneous aggregate)