Slag (Industrial Glass/Metal)
Ferrous slag or Glassy silicate byproduct
Antropogenic rock (Man-made)
Category
Mineraloid (Man Made)
Browse mineraloid (man made) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)
man-made rock (technosol)
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Antropogenic (Man-made glass byproduct)
Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
Man-made material (simulant/artifact)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass
Man-made material (Simulated Mineral)
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)
Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial deposit)
Diamond Plate (Steel)
Alloyed Carbon Steel or Aluminum with 'Durbar' pattern
not a rock (Man-made industrial metal)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)
man-made glass mineral simulant
Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
mineral (man-made aura treatment)
Iron Slag
Ferrous slag (primarily silicates and oxides of calcium, iron, and magnesium)
Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate)
Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate
sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made conglomerate)
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Siliceous industrial waste)
Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
Sea Glass (Uranium/Vaseline Glass variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Uranium Oxide (U3O8)
man-made silicate (anthropogenic glass)
Ferrous Slag (Iron Smelting By-product)
Fused Siliceous Slag
Anthropogenic Material (Man-made Rock)
Synthetic Blue Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Infusion
mineral (synthetic/man-made coating)
Ferrochrome Slag
Industrial Glassy Slag (Fe-Cr alloy byproduct)
Antropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
Green Slag Glass
Cullet (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Man-made rock-like material
Sea Glass (Kelly Green)
Amorphous Silica (Silicon Dioxide with Iron/Chromium additives)
Anthropogenic specimen (Man-made material)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
not a natural rock (man-made composite)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica / Glass residue
Man-made byproduct (Non-geological)
Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Antropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Man-made mineral simulant (Glass)
Terrazzo (Synthetic Composite Rock)
Cementitious or Epoxy Resin-bound Aggregates
Man-made metamorphic-style composite
Synthetic Costume Glove (Paws)
Polyethylene terephthalate (Polyester) & Polyurethane blend
Non-geological / Man-made textile
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product / Silicate Slag
Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Mineral
Sea Glass (Teal/Turquoise)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with trace metal oxides
Anthropogenic (Man-made material processed by nature)
Sea Glass (Turquoise/Aqua)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with transition metal dopants
Anthropogenic (Man-made material processed by nature)
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide impurities
Man-made material (Anthro-lithic product)
Metal Alloy (Jewelry)
Not a naturally occurring rock or mineral; likely a metal alloy for jewelry. Possible compositions include sterling silver (92.5% silver, 7.5% copper), or other silver/gold alloys.
Man-made Material (jewelry, metal alloy)
United States Quarter Dollar
Cupronickel Clad Alloy (75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a 100% Copper core)
Metal / Man-made mineral-like object
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
man-made composite (lithified equivalent of sedimentary)
Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides
Man-made Glass (Not a natural rock or mineral)
Cullet Glass (Industrial Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
Man-made byproduct (often mistaken for Obsidian or Emerald)
Glazed Ceramic Tile
Fused Silicate-Clay composite
Synthetic (Man-made material mimicking natural stone)
Metallic Ornament / Jewelry
N/A - This is an artificial object, not a geological specimen.
This appears to be a man-made metallic object, likely jewelry, not a natural rock, mineral, or geological specimen.
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
igneous
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
mineral
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Mineral
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
igneous
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
mineral
Limonite (Iron-rich Siltstone / Sandstone base)
Hydrous ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary