Oak-grain Laminate (Industrial/Decorative Furniture Finish)
Melamine Resin-impregnated Decorative Paper on Particleboard (Cellulose/Thermosetting Plastic)
not a rock (synthetic material)
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Not A Rock (Synthetic Material
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Synthetic Faux Fur Fursuit
Polyacrylonitrile / Polyester (Synthetic Textile)
not a rock (synthetic material/costume)
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
not a rock
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
not a rock
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Non-geological / Synthetic
Clear Quartz crystals on a Matrix base (Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
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Not a rock
Not a rock
Not a rock
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Not a rock
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
mineral
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Synthetic / Textile
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Non-geological
Bituminous Coal
Organic-rich sedimentary rock (Complex hydrocarbons)
sedimentary
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
sedimentary
Synthetic Marbled Aggregate (Footwear Component)
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (Croslite™)
not a rock (man-made polymer)
Synthetic Sapphire and Ion-X Glass
Single-crystal Alumina (Al2O3) and Ion-strengthened Aluminosilicate Glass
mineral
Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
Man-made material (simulant/artifact)
Terrazzo (Synthetic Composite Rock)
Cementitious or Epoxy Resin-bound Aggregates
Man-made metamorphic-style composite
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made material
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
mineral
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
mineral and glass
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
mineral
Concrete Paver (Artificial Cementitious Rock)
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate
Sedimentary (Synthetic)
Goldstone
Avventurina (Cu + SiO2 glass)
mineral
Synthetic Wolf Plush (Non-mineral)
Canis lupus similis (Prop material: Polyester & Synthetic fibers)
Synthetic material/Textile
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Synthetic (not a rock or mineral)
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Synthetic/Man-made Glass
Asphalt / Road Aggregate
Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)
sedimentary
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Mineral (Synthetic/Man-made)
Portable Ceramic Space Heater
Polished Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with Ceramic Heating Elements
not a rock (synthetic/industrial object)
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
man-made/construction material
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
man-made material
Zircon
Zirconium Silicate (ZrSiO₄)
mineral
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
mineral
Assorted Semi-Precious Gemstone Crosses
Quartz, Silicates, Carbonates (various)
mineral
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
Painted River Rock
Anthropogenic-modified Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral