Slag (Industrial Glass)
Artificial Vitreous Silicate
mineraloid (anthropogenic)
Category
Mineraloid (Anthropogenic)
Browse mineraloid (anthropogenic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives
Mineraloid (Anthropogenic)
Slag
Ferrous slag (by-product of iron smelting)
Mineraloid / Anthropogenic
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
mineraloid / anthropogenic
Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica / Ferro-silicate Slag
mineraloid / anthropogenic
Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (often containing Fayalite: Fe2SiO4)
Mineraloid/Anthropogenic (Technofossil)
Cobalt Blue Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (SiO2 + CoO)
mineraloid / anthropogenic material
Sea Glass (specifically Frosted White)
Amorphous Silica (substance: Sodium-calcium silicate glass)
Mineraloid (Anthropogenic/Man-made rock)
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
mineraloid / anthropogenic (man-made origin)
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Anthropogenic Amorphous Vitreous Silicate
mineraloid
Cobalt Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (anthropogenic) with Cobalt additives
mineraloid
Green Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
sedimentary
Ferrocoke or Slag
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue
igneous
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate
industrial byproduct
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
man-made rock (sedimentary analogue)
N/A - Image does not contain a rock or mineral
Anthropogenic textile material
Non-geological
Terrazzo (Synthetic Composite Rock)
Cementitious or Epoxy Resin-bound Aggregates
Man-made metamorphic-style composite
Chert (Arrowhead Preform or Point)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Anthropogenic Heat Source (Electronic/Industrial Interface)
Thermal IR emission (Electronic infrastructure)
not a rock or mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement Bit)
Bitumen-bound aggregate (Petrochemical-bound composite)
sedimentary (anthropogenic/technogenic)
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Mineral-like byproduct
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
not a rock
Slag (Industrial)
N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)
industrial by-product
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
not a natural rock
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue
industrial byproduct
Slag (Industrial Glass/Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
igneous (anthropogenic)
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
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
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Mineral equivalent / Metal Alloy
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
not a natural rock (man-made composite)
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
man-made material
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Concrete / Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Man-made composite material (Portland cement, aggregate, and water)
not a natural rock
Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate Glass
mineral
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
man-made composite (lithified equivalent of sedimentary)
Synthetic Faux Fur Fursuit
Polyacrylonitrile / Polyester (Synthetic Textile)
not a rock (synthetic material/costume)
Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate)
Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate
sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made conglomerate)
Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert Arrowhead
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary