Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)
mineral
Category
Anthropogenic Sedimentary (Man Made)
Browse anthropogenic sedimentary (man made) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Crackled Quartz (Blue Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with anthropogenic dye
mineral
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
mineral (impactite)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
mineral
Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated)
Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)
mineral (refined metal)
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Synthetic/Man-made Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
mineral
Cultured Marble (Synthetic)
Polymer-matrix composite (typically calcium carbonate in polyester resin)
Synthetic / Composite Material
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)
Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
mineral
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
igneous/metamorphic (hydrothermal)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Man-made material, not a natural rock or mineral specimen
Terracotta (Man-made ceramic brick fragment)
Baked clay / High-iron ceramic (Silicate-based ceramic)
Anthropogenic material (Man-made sedimentary mimic)
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
metamorphic
Moldavite
Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3
tektite
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
mineral
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Ferrous Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)
Anthropgenic (Industrial Byproduct)
Aqua Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Gold (Au)
mineral (treated)
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineraloid
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
mineral
Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
mineral
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
mineral
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Synthetic Mineral Simulant / Glass
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
mineral
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
mineral
Blue Goldstone
Goldstone (artificial glass)
Mineral (man-made glass, not natural)
Rainbow Hematite (Titanium Coated)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
mineral
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Synthetic Glass (Man-made)
Hematite Beads
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Mineral
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Man-made glass (often grouped with minerals in lapidary)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
mineraloid (synthetic)