Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste
Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)
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Browse man made byproduct (non geological) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste
Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Black tumbled stone, possibly obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; predominantly SiO₂), identification uncertain from image
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag (Post-industrial byproduct)
Beaded mineral/crystal jewelry (likely turquoise and coral accents)
Variable; blue beads may be turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), with possible dyed howlite, glass, or composite materials
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Ferro-Manganese Slag
Vitreous Silicate Slag
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica / Glass Slag
Black glassy fragment, likely obsidian or industrial glass
Volcanic glass (obsidian), chiefly amorphous SiO₂; identification uncertain from image
Decorative gemstone bracelet or jewelry
Unidentifiable from the blurred image; likely colored glass or synthetic stones, possibly mixed gemstone beads
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
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)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
Black onyx or black agate bead bracelet
Microcrystalline quartz, chiefly chalcedony (SiO₂); commonly sold as black onyx, sometimes dyed black agate
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Chert (specifically Flint or Nodular Chert)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled opalite (likely synthetic glass)
Opalite; typically man-made opalescent soda-lime glass, not a recognized mineral species
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)
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (with metallic impurities)
Paving-concrete aggregate with a rounded stone
Polymictic gravel aggregate; the central clast appears to be weathered sandstone or volcanic rock
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Opalite (a synthetic glass, often confused with Opal)
Silicon dioxide glass (SiO2nH2O, for natural opal)
Carved Stone Turtle
Carved Soapstone and Quartz