Libyan Desert Glass
Impact-melt silica glass (SiO2 + traces of Al, Fe, Ti)
mineral (Tektite/Impactite)
Category
Man Made Glass Mineral Simulant
Browse man made glass mineral simulant specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Artificial silicate/iron byproduct
Mineral description (Anthropogenic material)
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Uncertain
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
sedimentary
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
mineral
Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)
Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels
sedimentary (man-made conglomerate)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
not a rock (anthropogenic material/technofossil)
Ocean Jasper Mushroom
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 mixed with various impurities)
mineral
Transit Token (RTD Denver)
Nickel-plated brass or bronze alloy (Cu-Sn-Zn-Ni)
not a rock or mineral (anthropogenic material)
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic material)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral (synthetic)
Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition
mineral
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
mineraloid / industrial byproduct
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
metamorphic
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Man-made Object (Ring)
Asphalt / Road Aggregate
Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)
sedimentary
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Synthetic Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
mineraloid (synthetic)
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland Cement Composite
Anthropogenic (Man-made material mimicking sedimentary rock)
Titanium-Coated Hematite (Aura Hematite)
Titanium-bonded Hematite (Fe2O3 with a Ti coating)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineraloid (synthetic)
Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Synthetic material (Not a natural rock/mineral)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Man-made Material / Glass
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Man-made glass (often grouped with minerals in lapidary)
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary
Chakra Stone (Composite / Man-made Bonded Gemstones)
Composite of Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Aventurine, Tiger's Eye, and Jasper (SiO2, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, etc.)
Combined Minerals / Metaphysical stones
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
mineral
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
mineral
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
mineral
Ferrous Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)
Anthropgenic (Industrial Byproduct)
Concrete
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate Composite
Anthropogenic Sedimentary (Man-made)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
mineral
Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
Manufactured Glass (Simulant)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
sedimentary
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
mineraloid
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony
sedimentary
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)
Mineral byproduct (Anthropogenic)
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Concrete Paver (Artificial Cementitious Rock)
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate
Sedimentary (Synthetic)
Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)
Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating
metamorphic