Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate Glass
mineral
Category
Sedimentary (Anthropogenic)
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Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Synthetic Faux Fur Fursuit
Polyacrylonitrile / Polyester (Synthetic Textile)
not a rock (synthetic material/costume)
Grooved Maun Ball (Maul/Hammerstone-like Concretion)
Calcareous/Ferruginous Concretion in Sandstone Matrix
sedimentary
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Anthropogenic Amorphous Vitreous Silicate
mineraloid
Slag (Industrial Glassy Byproduct)
Anthropogenic silicate byproduct (Slag)
Mineral-like byproduct (often mistaken for igneous rock or meteorite)
Lava Rock with Fabric Impression
Scoria or Basalt with anthropogenic impressions
igneous
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)
Industrial byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or mineral)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Ferrous Silicate
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic)
Blue Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic glass)
not a rock (man-made origin)
Cupronickel (on a 1981 Mexico 20 Pesos coin)
Copper-Nickel Alloy (Cu75Ni25)
mineral
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide with titanium coating (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
mineral
Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)
Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)
metamorphic (man-made / anthropic)
Synthetic Costume Accessory (Non-Geological)
Polyester and Acrylic Fiber (Anthropogenic polymer)
Synthetic / Man-made textile
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron oxide/Silicate composite
Mineral-like byproduct (Technogenic)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (Byproduct of Smelting)
Mineral-like byproduct
Crackled Quartz (Blue Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with anthropogenic dye
mineral
Slag (Industrial By-product)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron Silicate
mineral
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product / Silicate Slag
Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
igneous
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
igneous
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
mineral
Greenstone Celt (Polished Stone Axe)
Metamorphosed mafic rock (often Basalt or Diabase)
metamorphic
Slag
Glassy silicate byproduct (anthropogenic material)
industrial byproduct
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrophyre (Iron or Smelting Slag)
Mineral-like byproduct
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Mineral-like Industrial Smelting Waste
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic glass) - SiO2
mineral
Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
igneous
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
sedimentary (artificial)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock comprising Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
igneous
Quartzite Arrowhead (Archaeological Lithic)
Recrystallized Quartz (SiO2)
metamorphic
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown
Man-made Object (Metal/Alloy)
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag (Post-industrial byproduct)
igneous
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
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
industrial byproduct
Cobalt Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (anthropogenic) with Cobalt additives
mineraloid
Obsidian Arrowhead
Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2)
igneous
Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (often containing Fayalite: Fe2SiO4)
Mineraloid/Anthropogenic (Technofossil)
Slag (Anthropogenic Glass/Iron byproduct)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Artificial Vitreous Silicate
mineraloid (anthropogenic)
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives
Mineraloid (Anthropogenic)
Slag
Ferrous slag (by-product of iron smelting)
Mineraloid / Anthropogenic