Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, calcic plagioclase feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Category
Browse man made glass (often grouped with minerals in lapidary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, calcic plagioclase feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Sandstone (with concrete/human-made layer)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz/Feldspar grains)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
Magnetic Hematite (Man-made)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) with Barium-Strontium Ferrite
Slag Glass (Leland Blue variant)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Tumbled jasper (likely yellow/brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and clay inclusions
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Fossil coral
Fossilized colonial coral, likely rugose or tabulate coral preserved in limestone
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete
Opalite (a synthetic glass, often confused with Opal)
Silicon dioxide glass (SiO2nH2O, for natural opal)
Concrete fragment with Aggregate
Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
Polished labradorite pendant
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈)
Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)
Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating
Polished garnet bead bracelet
Garnet group, likely almandine–pyrope solid solution; commonly approximated as Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃–Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
Green Slag Glass
Cullet (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Concrete / Conglomerate (Man-made)
Artificial Conglomerate (Cementitious Composite)
Milky quartz (rough fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Colorless quartz crystal (likely quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Cherry Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron-rich inclusions/dye)
Blue tumbled glass-like specimen; likely blue slag glass
Likely man-made glass (silicate glass), not a natural mineral; exact material cannot be confirmed from the image
Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert or Flint)
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
Polished silver sheen obsidian heart
Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily rhyolitic silica-rich glass
K-feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Cobalt/Copper inclusions)
Goldstone (likely red/brown aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; copper-bearing silicate glass (not a natural mineral)
Likely blue-green glassy slag or a weathered mineral fragment
Unidentified; the image does not show diagnostic features sufficient for a mineral identification
Black Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation)
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide
Green sea glass (likely)
Anthropogenic glass, not a mineral; composition commonly soda–lime silicate glass
Concrete / Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Man-made composite material (Portland cement, aggregate, and water)
Blue glassy fragment among beach gravel
Likely cobalt-blue man-made glass; not a natural mineral specimen
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Pavement)
Aggregates in Bitumen Matrix
Sandstone-based Concrete Fragment
Cementitious Composite with Sedimentary Aggregate
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)