Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
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Browse man made glass (not a natural rock or mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)
Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)
Rough Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Diamond (in a gold ring)
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
Concretion with Geode Cavity
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Mixed beach-stone and tumbled-glass collection
Predominantly uncertain rocks (likely basalt, granite, and quartz-bearing stones) with anthropogenic glass; one possible banded agate or jasper
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Colorless faceted quartz-like gemstone
Likely quartz (SiO₂), though the appearance may also indicate man-made glass or cubic zirconia
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Tumbled amber-colored chalcedony or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely agate/jasper variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Green Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Aura Quartz (Anomalously Coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with vaporized metals
Likely clear quartz crystal (possibly cut/polished quartz or glass imitation)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with possible Feldspar)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
Red-orange jasper pebble (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Note: Item is a Synthetic/Man-made Object
Titanium-coated Stainless Steel (Fe-Cr-Ni-Ti)
Blue opalite (often sold as synthetic opal)
Opalite glass; amorphous hydrated silica if natural opal (SiO₂·nH₂O)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
Granite
Granite (phaneritic intrusive igneous rock consisting of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon carbide (SiC)
Fossiliferous limestone with colonial coral
Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing fossil tabulate or rugose coral colonies
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica / Glass residue
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Diamond (in a cluster setting)
Crystallized Carbon (C)
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
Vesicular basalt (probable iron-rich volcanic rock)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and Fe-Ti oxides
Titanium Aura Quartz (Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)