Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Man-made glass tumbled by nature
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Browse anthropogenic (man made industrial deposit) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Man-made glass tumbled by nature
White drusy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with a drusy coating of tiny crystals
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
Goldfish Cracker (Culinary Mimic)
Cibus aurum (Commonly composed of Enriched Wheat Flour and Cheddar Cheese)
Milky quartz (likely quartz crystal fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz crystal (likely clear quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished gemstone tower assortment
Primarily quartz varieties and simulants; apparent amethyst (SiO₂), rose quartz (SiO₂), clear quartz (SiO₂), fluorite (CaF₂), sodalite, malachite, and possibly dyed or composite stones
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)
Pyrite Concretion (Grapestone)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) Concretion
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Blue Goldstone
Goldstone (artificial glass)
Blue slag glass or dyed glass-like industrial material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely copper-bearing blue slag, but possibly colored man-made glass
Black Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Likely weathered metallic mineral or slag fragment
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite-coated iron mineral, or industrial iron slag
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Green obsidian (likely molded or heat-treated glass-like specimen)
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic composition (silica-rich amorphous SiO₂)
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition
Polished white chalcedony or quartz pendant
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Polished black stone, likely obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; mostly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Blue opal heart cabochon
Common opal, hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O), likely blue-dyed or synthetic opalite
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomeratic gravel / polymictic breccia
Polymictic rudite, likely anthropogenic or beach/stream gravel; composition varies
Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver)
Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).
Diamond (Colorless/White)
Carbon (C)
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely agate/jasper variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Byproduct of smelting)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Baked-clay ceramic fragment (likely brick or pottery)
Fired clay, primarily aluminosilicate minerals; not a natural rock
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Polished black pebble, possibly obsidian
Volcanic glass (obsidian), likely; identification is tentative from the image
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda–lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)