Green glass-like mineral specimen, likely fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), if natural; appearance may also indicate colored glass
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Browse man made composite (lithified equivalent of sedimentary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Green glass-like mineral specimen, likely fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), if natural; appearance may also indicate colored glass
Opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite; not a true mineral, typically synthetic opalescent glass (silica-based)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Cherry Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron-rich inclusions/dye)
Likely clear quartz pebble or glassy quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Slag
Metallurgical by-product
Moldavite
Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
Green Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, calcic plagioclase feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Polished labradorite pendant
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈)
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Man-made earbud charging case (Not a rock or mineral)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with electronic components
Concrete aggregate surface
Human-made cementitious composite; primarily calcium-silicate-hydrate cement with mixed silicate aggregate
Blue cabochon gemstone, likely synthetic glass or dyed stone
Indeterminate from image; possible glass, synthetic spinel, sodalite, or lapis lazuli
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
Rainbow Hematite (Titanium Coated)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Cobalt Glass Slug (Cullet)
Man-made Silicate Glass with Cobalt Oxide (CoO)
Goldstone (Brown/Gold)
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with Copper inclusions)
Opalite crescent pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Blue Impression Jasper beads
Impression jasper (microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony), chiefly SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Cubic Zirconia (Man-made)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) with Enamel and Metal Alloy
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with metallic film coating