Slag Glass
Glassy Silicate Residue
Category
Browse antropogenic (man made glass byproduct) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Slag Glass
Glassy Silicate Residue
Milky Quartz or Calcite Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Green Quartz (Prasiolite or Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sulfur (with possible Cullet Glass or Slag imitation)
Native Sulfur (S8)
Iron Slag
Vitreous glassy waste (Fe-Si-Al-Ca compounds)
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (with metal oxide inclusions)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions
Hematite Beads
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Slag (Industrial Glass/Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
Quartzite (Lithic Artifact)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives
Slag (Industrial Glassy Byproduct)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Sea glass (likely pale blue glass)
Human-made silicate glass, likely soda-lime glass; not a natural mineral or rock
Green sea glass (likely)
Anthropogenic glass, not a mineral; composition commonly soda–lime silicate glass
N/A - Man-made object (Jewelry Chain)
Antiqued or Oxidized Metal Chain (often Steel or Brass)
Man-made Jewelry Charm (Enameled Metal)
Not a natural mineral; composed of base metal alloy (likely zinc or brass) and epoxy resin/enamel.
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Synthetic copper-bearing soda-lime glass; commonly sold as red goldstone
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown
Slag (Industrial Glass/Metal Waste)
Artificial silicate/ferro-silicate byproduct
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Man-made Metal Pin (Non-geological)
Antimony-Lead Alloy or Zinc/Brass Base with Electroplating
Blue glass-like bead or gemstone keychain ornament
Indeterminate; likely cobalt-blue glass or synthetic blue spinel, not identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
Sea Glass
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Slag (Industrial By-product)
Glassy silicate or metallic smelting residue
Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)
Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)
Possible industrial slag or basaltic volcanic glass
Likely iron-rich vitreous slag; natural alternative: basaltic glass (tachylite)
Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (often containing Fayalite: Fe2SiO4)
Likely blue glass or synthetic gemstone jewelry
Uncertain; possibly synthetic spinel, cubic zirconia, or blue glass
Porcelain (Stoneware Ceramic)
Mullite / Silica-glass composite (Al6Si2O13)
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Cullet Glass (Industrial Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
Fluorite (Fluor-spar)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite (Purple/Blue variety)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Clear-stone silver-tone teardrop earring
The stones may be colorless quartz or glass; the image does not allow reliable identification. Metal setting appears silver-tone.
Blue Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic glass)
Likely rough green-blue glassy mineral fragment
Unidentified; the image is insufficient to distinguish a natural mineral from industrial slag or glass
Orange glassy slag (industrial by-product)
Iron-rich silicate glass; composition varies, commonly Fe–Ca–Al silicate
Likely green bottle glass, not a geological specimen
Manufactured soda-lime silicate glass