Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Antropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
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Nickel coin (U.S. currency)
Cupronickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel alloy)
man-made alloy (metallic)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (Byproduct of Smelting)
Mineral-like byproduct
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
mineral
Fluorite (left), Sodalite (middle), Dumortierite/Tumbled Quartzite (right)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2), Aluminum Borosilicate (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
mineral
Cupronickel (on a 1981 Mexico 20 Pesos coin)
Copper-Nickel Alloy (Cu75Ni25)
mineral
Pegmatitic Granite
Granite with Orthoclase Feldspar and Quartz (SiO2, KAlSi3O8)
igneous
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
sedimentary (artificial)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
mineral
Blue Slag Glass
Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)
igneous (man-made/industrial)
South Korean 100 Won Coin (Cupronickel)
Cupronickel Alloy (75% Cu, 25% Ni)
mineral-based alloy (anthropogenic)
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Fluorite (likely Fluorite on Quartz/Matrix)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
not a natural rock (man-made composite)
Native Copper (in coinage alloy)
Copper (Cu)
mineral
Copper slag or vesicular basalt with copper minerals
Industrial slag / Basaltic matrix with secondary copper minerals
igneous
Slag (Industrial Glassy Byproduct)
Anthropogenic silicate byproduct (Slag)
Mineral-like byproduct (often mistaken for igneous rock or meteorite)
Iron Ore (Goethite and Hematite)
Iron Oxyhydroxide (α-FeO(OH)) and Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
sedimentary
Fluorite (often referred to as Rainbow Fluorite)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
mineral
Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)
Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives
mineralogical simulant
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica / Glass Slag
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic rock-like material)
Copper Ore / Altered Granodiorite
Cupriferous rock with silicate gangue
mineral
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
mineraloid / anthropogenic
Slag
Metallurgical Slag
igneous
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)
mineraloid
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)
man-made rock (technosol)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide - FeO(OH)·nH2O)
mineral
Chert (Green variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron oxide/Silicate composite
Mineral-like byproduct (Technogenic)
Slag (Industrial Glass/Glassy Rock)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Material
igneous
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
sedimentary
Standing Liberty Quarter (Silver Specimen)
Native Silver alloy (Ag with Cu traces)
mineral
Limestone (containing Fossil Mold)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
sedimentary
Blue slag glass or dyed glass-like industrial material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely copper-bearing blue slag, but possibly colored man-made glass
mineral
Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate Glass
mineral
Ironstone (Limonitic Sandstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone (rich in Limonite: FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary
Slag (Industrial Glass/Metal)
Ferrous slag or Glassy silicate byproduct
Antropogenic rock (Man-made)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
mineral
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Mineral-like byproduct
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
sedimentary
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite coal (High-rank coal)
sedimentary
Cupronickel Coin
Copper-Nickel Alloy (typically 75% Cu, 25% Ni)
anthropic metallic specimen