Diamond Plate (Steel)
Alloyed Carbon Steel or Aluminum with 'Durbar' pattern
not a rock (Man-made industrial metal)
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Iron Slag
Ferrous slag (primarily silicates and oxides of calcium, iron, and magnesium)
Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
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)
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)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
man-made composite (lithified equivalent of sedimentary)
Chert (or possibly Flint)
Chert (variant: Flint)
Sedimentary
Asphalt
Asphalt concrete (engineered material, not a naturally occurring rock/mineral in this form)
Sedimentary
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)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
not a natural rock (man-made composite)
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)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica / Glass residue
Man-made byproduct (Non-geological)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Man-made mineral simulant (Glass)
Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Antropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
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)
Polymictic breccia, possibly volcanic breccia
Polymictic clastic breccia; likely a matrix-supported breccia containing lithic fragments, quartz, feldspar, and dark mafic minerals
sedimentary
Chert (variant of Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Sedimentary
Red Swirl Beads (Likely Resin or Glass, simulating Red Jasper or Agate)
N/A (for the beads as pictured); Red Jasper: SiO2 (Chert variety); Red Agate: SiO2 (Chalcedony variety)
Organic (if resin) or Synthetic (if glass); simulating Sedimentary or Metamorphic (for natural stones)
Chert (Jasper Variant likely)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sedimentary Rock or Mineral (depending on origin and purity)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), 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)
Weathered pegmatite or feldspar-rich granite fragment
Granitic pegmatite, composed mainly of potassium feldspar and quartz, with minor mica; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
igneous
Amber (Copal)
Organic gemstone, fossilized tree resin (often immature amber or copal)
Mineral
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
Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides
Man-made Glass (Not a natural rock or mineral)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Mineral
Fordite
Anthropogenic paint-rock
mineraloid (human-made geological specimen)
Cullet Glass (Industrial Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
Man-made byproduct (often mistaken for Obsidian or Emerald)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride), KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
mineral
Glazed Ceramic Tile
Fused Silicate-Clay composite
Synthetic (Man-made material mimicking natural stone)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
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.
Basalt
Basalt
igneous
Granite
Granite (plutonic igneous rock)
igneous