Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)
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Synthetic (Man Made Material Mimicking Natural Stone)
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Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Synthetic Marbled Aggregate (Footwear Component)
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (Croslite™)
not a rock (man-made polymer)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Aventurescent Glass (Cobalt-doped soda-lime glass)
man-made glass
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Concrete / Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Man-made composite material (Portland cement, aggregate, and water)
not a natural rock
Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)
Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia
sedimentary
Brick fragment (Man-made material)
N/A (Fired clay)
man-made
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu)
Synthetic Glass (Often categorized as a simulated mineral)
Concrete fragment with Aggregate
Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate
sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (typically Silica/Magnesium based with metal additives)
mineral
Porcelain (White Ceramic)
Mullite-bearing Vitrified Ceramic (Major phases: Mullite Al6Si2O13, Glassy Silica SiO2)
metamorphic
Green cabochon gemstone, likely aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Indeterminate from image; possible quartz variety (SiO₂), including aventurine quartz or chalcedony
gemstone
Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins
Sedimentary-like (Industrial Composite)
Opalite
Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)
mineraloid
Jewelry Chain with Blue and Clear Gemstones (Likely Cubic Zirconia)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO₂), Silver or White Gold/Platinum Alloy
Mineral (synthetic) and Metal (precious/base)
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Cobalt Blue Glass / Cullet Glass
Silicon dioxide (Amorphous man-made glass)
mineral
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
sedimentary
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions
man-made glass
Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation)
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide
Synthetic/Man-made Polymer
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
gemstone
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
sedimentary (artificial)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Cobalt/Copper inclusions)
man-made glass
Mohave Turquoise (Composite/Stabilized)
Hydrated copper aluminium phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) with stabilizing resin and metallic inclusions
mineral
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)
mineraloid
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
N/A
Cubic Zirconia (Man-made)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) with Enamel and Metal Alloy
mineral
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous Conglomerate / Asphalt Concrete
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Blue-green cabochon, likely chalcedony or treated glass imitation
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony/possibly chrysoprase); identification uncertain from image
gemstone
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
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland cement and mineral aggregate
sedimentary (anthropogenic)
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
not a rock
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
sedimentary
Engineerged Quartz (Quartz Composite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in a polymer resin matrix
mineral
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Manufactured Glass
Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings
mineral
Blue opalite (often sold as synthetic opal)
Opalite glass; amorphous hydrated silica if natural opal (SiO₂·nH₂O)
gemstone
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral (synthetic)
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine glass
mineraloid (man-made)
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
mineraloid / anthropogenic
Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Quarzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Metamorphic (modified)