Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous Conglomerate / Asphalt Concrete
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Category
Mineraloid (Man Made)
Browse mineraloid (man made) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
sedimentary
Aqua Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Gold (Au)
mineral (treated)
Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
mineral
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
mineral
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Blue Goldstone
Goldstone (artificial glass)
Mineral (man-made glass, not natural)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Synthetic Mineral Simulant / Glass
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
mineral
Pearl
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineraloid
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Rainbow Hematite (Titanium Coated)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
mineral
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
anthropogenic (human-made) sedimentary-like material
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
industrial byproduct
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Synthetic Glass (Man-made)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
sedimentary (anthropogenic / man-made)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Man-made glass (often grouped with minerals in lapidary)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
mineral
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
mineral (synthetic)
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic material)
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Mineral-like Industrial Smelting Waste
Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver)
Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).
Man-made material (metal)
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
mineral
Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Synthetic/Man-made glass (often mistaken for a mineral)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral (synthetic)
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)
sedimentary
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
sedimentary
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu)
Synthetic Glass (Often categorized as a simulated mineral)
Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
igneous
Amber
Succinite (Carbon-based organic compound; approximate formula C10H16O)
Mineraloid
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Anthropogenic (Man-made product subject to geological processes)
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
sedimentary
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
sedimentary
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
metamorphic
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Amorphous calcium-magnesium-aluminum silicates)
igneous (artificial/anthropogenic)