Natural material

{{Short description|Material that arises without the use of technology}}

• A ″ natural material a substance that comes from plants, animals, or the earth, and has not been made by humans{{Cite journal |last=Vardhanabhuti |first=Saran |last2=Ribaudo |first2=Heather J. |last3=Landovitz |first3=Raphael J. |last4=Ofotokun |first4=Ighovwerha |last5=Lennox |first5=Jeffrey L. |last6=Currier |first6=Judith S. |last7=Olson |first7=Lana M. |last8=Haas |first8=David W. |date=2015 |title=Screening for UGT1A1 Genotype in Study A5257 Would Have Markedly Reduced Premature Discontinuation of Atazanavir for Hyperbilirubinemia |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofv085 |journal=Open Forum Infectious Diseases |volume=2 |issue=3 |doi=10.1093/ofid/ofv085 |issn=2328-8957}}..{{cite web | title = What does natural material mean?| url = https://www.definitions.net/definition/natural%20material | access-date = 2 May 2018 }}{{cite web|title=Synthetic and natural materials|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/21c_pre_2011/materials/chemicalscrudeoilrev1.shtml| work = GCSE Bitesize | publisher = BBC | access-date = 2 May 2018 }} Minerals and the metals that can be extracted from them (without further modification) are also considered to belong into this category. Natural materials are used as building materials and clothing. Types include:

• Biotic materials
• Wood (rattan, bamboo, bark, etc.)
• Plant fiber (coir, ramie, sisal, cotton, flax, hemp, jute, kapok, kenaf, moss, linen, abacá, etc.)
• Animal fiber (wool, silk, alpaca, camel, angora, cashmere, mohair, etc.)
• Inorganic material
• Stone (flint, granite, limestone, obsidian, sandstone, sand, gems, glass, etc.)
• Native metal (copper, iron, gold, silver, etc.)
• Composites (clay, plasticine, etc.)
• Other natural materials.
• Soil