A natural material is any product or physical matter stop changing it. 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.)
* Natural fiber (silk, wool, cotton, flax, hemp, jute, kapok, kenaf, moss, linen, abacá etc.)
* Inorganic material
* Stone (flint, granite, obsidian, sandstone, sand, gems, glass, etc.)
* Native metal (copper, iron, gold, silver, etc.)
* Composites (clay, plasticine, etc.)
* Other natural materials.
* Soil
