Jewelry Chain with Blue and Clear Gemstones (Likely Cubic Zirconia)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO₂), Silver or White Gold/Platinum Alloy
Category
Browse anthropogenic (man made product subject to geological processes) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Jewelry Chain with Blue and Clear Gemstones (Likely Cubic Zirconia)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO₂), Silver or White Gold/Platinum Alloy
Opalite glass sphere (likely synthetic imitation)
Man-made opalescent glass; not natural opal
Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Ironstone / Calcite Concretion)
Quartz crystal (likely clear quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz (likely milky quartz or quartz glass-like fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
Quartz crystal fragment (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Orange glassy slag (industrial by-product)
Iron-rich silicate glass; composition varies, commonly Fe–Ca–Al silicate
Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony
Red cabochon gemstone ring (likely ruby or red spinel; identity unconfirmed)
Possibly corundum (ruby, Al₂O₃) or spinel (MgAl₂O₄); visual identification alone cannot distinguish these from glass or synthetic stones.
Milky quartz (likely rough quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Green obsidian (likely molded or heat-treated glass-like specimen)
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic composition (silica-rich amorphous SiO₂)
Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen)
Polyurethane or Polyester Resin
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Magnetic Hematite (Man-made)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) with Barium-Strontium Ferrite
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Goldstone
Avventurina (Man-made Glass with Copper inclusions)
Polished opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite is a commercial name, not a mineral; typically opalescent glass, often soda-lime silicate glass
Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
Slag (Industrial By-product)
Glassy silicate or metallic smelting residue
Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished black pebble, possibly obsidian
Volcanic glass (obsidian), likely; identification is tentative from the image
Blue opal heart cabochon
Common opal, hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O), likely blue-dyed or synthetic opalite
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (Byproduct of Smelting)
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
Pink Quartz / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Dyed Agate / Painted Stone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
Obsidian (Blue)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Carborundum
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Red glassy cabochon, likely synthetic ruby or red glass
Uncertain; possible synthetic corundum (Al₂O₃, chromium-colored) or man-made glass
Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz