Iron Slag
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue
industrial byproduct
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Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
not a rock
Slag (Industrial)
N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)
industrial by-product
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
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
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
mineral
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
mineral
Chert / Flint Handaxe
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass Fragment)
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Sediment)
sedimentary
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)
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate material
igneous
Blue Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
mineral
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
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
sedimentary
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
igneous
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
igneous
Anthropogenic Heat Source (Electronic/Industrial Interface)
Thermal IR emission (Electronic infrastructure)
not a rock or mineral
Slag (Industrial Glassy Byproduct)
Anthropogenic silicate byproduct (Slag)
Mineral-like byproduct (often mistaken for igneous rock or meteorite)
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)
Industrial byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or mineral)
Lava Rock with Fabric Impression
Scoria or Basalt with anthropogenic impressions
igneous
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Ferrous Silicate
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic)
Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate)
Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate
sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made conglomerate)
Blue Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic glass)
not a rock (man-made origin)
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement Bit)
Bitumen-bound aggregate (Petrochemical-bound composite)
sedimentary (anthropogenic/technogenic)
Amber
Succinite (Organic Mineraloid)
mineral
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Mineral equivalent / Metal Alloy
Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert Arrowhead
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
igneous
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)
igneous
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
man-made material
Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert (Arrowhead/Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)
igneous
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
igneous
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
igneous