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Man Made Glass Mineral Simulant

Browse man made glass mineral simulant specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Corundum (Ruby variety) (Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)) — mineral

Corundum (Ruby variety)

Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)

Blue Sea Glass (Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic glass)) — not a rock (man-made origin)

Blue Sea Glass

Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic glass)

not a rock (man-made origin)

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant/Cubic Zirconia) (Carbon (C) - if diamond, or Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - if Cubic Zirconia) — mineral

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant/Cubic Zirconia)

Carbon (C) - if diamond, or Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - if Cubic Zirconia

Quartz (Microcrystalline/Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Microcrystalline/Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Vesicular Basalt (Scoria) (Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock (FeO-SiO2-MgO)) — Igneous

Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)

Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock (FeO-SiO2-MgO)

Diamond (appearing in jewelry) (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond (appearing in jewelry)

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite) (Sandstone (dominated by SiO2 quartz grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)

Sandstone (dominated by SiO2 quartz grains)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace aluminum and irradiation) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace aluminum and irradiation

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Slag Glass (Cullet) (Amorphous Silica / Glass residue) — Man-made byproduct (Non-geological)

Slag Glass (Cullet)

Amorphous Silica / Glass residue

Man-made byproduct (Non-geological)

Natural or Cultured Pearl (Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3) — Mineral (Organic)

Natural or Cultured Pearl

Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3

Mineral (Organic)

Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)

Corundum (Al2O3)

Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Quartz Arenite) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with possible Feldspar)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Quartz Arenite)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with possible Feldspar)

Sandstone (Arenite (variable SiO2 composition)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (variable SiO2 composition)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Pearl (Pearl (Calcium Carbonate with organic conchiolin, CaCO3)) — mineral

Pearl

Pearl (Calcium Carbonate with organic conchiolin, CaCO3)

Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides) — Man-made Glass (Not a natural rock or mineral)

Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides

Man-made Glass (Not a natural rock or mineral)

Amber (Succinite (Carbon-based organic compound; approximate formula C10H16O)) — Mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Carbon-based organic compound; approximate formula C10H16O)

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Moissanite (Silicon Carbide (SiC)) — mineral

Moissanite

Silicon Carbide (SiC)

Chert (specifically Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite

Blue Quartz (Aventurine) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (commonly Dumortierite)) — mineral

Blue Quartz (Aventurine)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (commonly Dumortierite)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)

Diamond (Cut jewelry specimen) (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond (Cut jewelry specimen)

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Chert (and/or Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and/or Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Diamond (Colorless/White) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (Colorless/White)

Carbon (C)

Diamond (in jewelry) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in jewelry)

Carbon (C)

Pumice (Pumice (Vitreous volcanic rock)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Vitreous volcanic rock)

Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pumice (Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass)) — Igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass)

Diamond (in a jewelry setting) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in a jewelry setting)

Carbon (C)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Dyed Pink Quartzite (Jadeite Simulant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with organic dye) — metamorphic

Dyed Pink Quartzite (Jadeite Simulant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with organic dye

Smoky Quartz (Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)