Diamond (Colorless/White)
Carbon (C)
Category
Browse antropogenic (man made industrial byproduct) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Diamond (Colorless/White)
Carbon (C)
White drusy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with a drusy coating of tiny crystals
Hematite Beads
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Opalite (a synthetic glass, often confused with Opal)
Silicon dioxide glass (SiO2nH2O, for natural opal)
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (with metallic impurities)
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Black beaded bracelet, likely black onyx or glass
Possibly chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); the beads may instead be man-made glass
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Synthetic Costume Accessory (Non-Geological)
Polyester and Acrylic Fiber (Anthropogenic polymer)
Corundum (Ruby variety)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Cullet Glass (Industrial Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
Diamond Druzy (Crystalline Diamond)
Carbon (C)
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.
Diamond (as set in a gold ring)
Carbon (C)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Green sea glass (likely)
Anthropogenic glass, not a mineral; composition commonly soda–lime silicate glass
Ruby in Matrix
Corundum (Al2O3)
Red glassy cabochon, likely synthetic ruby or red glass
Uncertain; possible synthetic corundum (Al₂O₃, chromium-colored) or man-made glass
Tumbled opalite (likely synthetic glass)
Opalite; typically man-made opalescent soda-lime glass, not a recognized mineral species
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Fossil shark tooth in sediment
Likely fossilized shark tooth, possibly *Carcharhinus* or *Otodus*; exact identification requires the tooth’s full morphology and locality
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Rough Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond Plate (Steel)
Alloyed Carbon Steel or Aluminum with 'Durbar' pattern
Goldstone (Red/Brown)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Diamond (Cut and Polished)
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Crushed Stone / Gravel
Aggregatus saxum (variable mineral composition)
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely chrysocolla or dyed chalcedony
Probable chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate; variable composition), though appearance could also represent dyed chalcedony
Polished blue stone, likely sodalite or dyed agate
Sodalite: Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; exact identification requires testing
Rough Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous Concrete / Pavement
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Cobalt/Copper)
Fossilized gastropod (likely nerite or related sea snail)
Gastropoda; shell composed originally of aragonite/calcite, commonly replaced or infilled by calcite
Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate)
Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate
Diamond
Diamond (pure native carbon, C)
Fossil or modern bivalve shell
Calcium carbonate shell, likely aragonite (CaCO₃); exact species cannot be determined from the image
Green glassy slag (often sold as “sea glass” or “green obsidian”)
Industrial vitreous slag; primarily amorphous silicate glass, composition variable
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)