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
Blue tumbled glass or dyed stone (uncertain)
Unidentified; appearance is consistent with blue glass, but a blue mineral such as dyed quartz cannot be ruled out from the photo
Eroded Brick or Pumice-like Scoria
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria (Anthropogenic variant: Eroded Firebrick)
Weathered iron-rich concretion or ironstone nodule
Goethite–hematite limonite concretion (FeO(OH), Fe₂O₃, and hydrated iron oxides)
Colorless faceted quartz-like gemstone
Likely quartz (SiO₂), though the appearance may also indicate man-made glass or cubic zirconia
Sea glass (likely green bottle glass)
Human-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral or geological rock
Gold ring with a dark, possibly gemstone setting
Gold alloy; the dark setting is not identifiable from the image
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
Titanium-coated Metal Cube (Man-made Fidget Toy)
Titanium-anodized or electroplated alloy (e.g., Ti-coated Zinc or Aluminum)
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Rough Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely agate/jasper variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Tumbled amber-colored chalcedony or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper
Gem-set gold ring
Gold alloy setting with a colorless faceted gemstone, possibly quartz or glass; the stone cannot be identified reliably from the image
Diamond (in a gold ring)
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
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
Red coral chip bracelet
Corallium spp.; skeleton composed primarily of calcium carbonate (aragonite)
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Likely clear quartz crystal (possibly cut/polished quartz or glass imitation)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Concretion with Geode Cavity
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Green Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Aura Quartz (Anomalously Coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with vaporized metals
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Red jasper pebble
Jasper, an opaque, iron-oxide-colored variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Possible sea glass (naturally frosted glass), not a confirmed geological specimen
Man-made silicate glass; composition varies, commonly soda-lime glass
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)
Likely polished quartz or glass-like mineral cabochon
Probably quartz (SiO₂), though the image cannot exclude man-made glass
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Blue opalite (often sold as synthetic opal)
Opalite glass; amorphous hydrated silica if natural opal (SiO₂·nH₂O)
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with possible Feldspar)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown