Polymictic conglomerate or breccia (possibly concrete-like aggregate)
Lithified polymictic gravel; clasts may include basalt, granite, quartzite, and other silicates
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Browse man made glass (not a natural rock or mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Polymictic conglomerate or breccia (possibly concrete-like aggregate)
Lithified polymictic gravel; clasts may include basalt, granite, quartzite, and other silicates
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland cement and mineral aggregate
Rainbow Hematite Ring
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with thin-film coating
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Mohave Turquoise (Composite/Stabilized)
Hydrated copper aluminium phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) with stabilizing resin and metallic inclusions
Opalite (a synthetic glass, often confused with Opal)
Silicon dioxide glass (SiO2nH2O, for natural opal)
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Quartz pebble (Quartztite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue slag glass or dyed glass-like industrial material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely copper-bearing blue slag, but possibly colored man-made glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Moldavite
Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
One Pound Coin (UK)
Nickel-Brass Alloy (Cu-Zn-Ni)
Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Magnetic Hematite (Man-made)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) with Barium-Strontium Ferrite
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
Libyan Desert Glass
Impact-melt silica glass (SiO2 + traces of Al, Fe, Ti)
Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most likely quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires refractive-index and hardness tests
Tumbled opalite (likely synthetic glass)
Opalite; typically man-made opalescent soda-lime glass, not a recognized mineral species
Aura Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Titanium/Gold coating)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue glass-like bead or gemstone keychain ornament
Indeterminate; likely cobalt-blue glass or synthetic blue spinel, not identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Concrete fragment or Conglomerate
Artificial Conglomerate (Concrete) or Natural Conglomerate
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
Polished blue-green glassy slag or coated mineral fragment
Most likely man-made colored glass/slag; exact composition cannot be determined visually
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Artificial silicate/iron byproduct
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Tumbled black obsidian (likely)
Volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic glass (SiO₂)
Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste
Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
Chert Concretion
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)