Pyrite Concretion (Grapestone)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) Concretion
Category
Browse man made glass specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pyrite Concretion (Grapestone)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) Concretion
Cubic Zirconia (Man-made)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) with Enamel and Metal Alloy
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Sandstone (with man-made markings)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition
Blue goldstone beads
Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver)
Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).
Baked-clay ceramic fragment (likely brick or pottery)
Fired clay, primarily aluminosilicate minerals; not a natural rock
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Titanium Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal Vapor Deposition Layer
Pet Rock (Man-made Quartzite or Granite Cobble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) mixture; commonly composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
Granite with Cupules / Bedrock Mortars
Granite (felsic intrusive plutonic rock)
Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Quarzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Dyed Blue Agate (Dragon Vein Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial cobalt/organic dyes
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Polymictic conglomerate or breccia (possibly concrete-like aggregate)
Lithified polymictic gravel; clasts may include basalt, granite, quartzite, and other silicates
Smelter Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Slag
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Polished blue-green glassy slag or coated mineral fragment
Most likely man-made colored glass/slag; exact composition cannot be determined visually
Metallic sulfide mineral fragment, likely galena
Galena (lead sulfide, PbS), tentative identification
Goldstone (blue/black aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; silica glass containing metallic copper or other glittering inclusions
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
Asphalt Chunk
Asphalt concrete
Terrazzo (with Marble and Granite fragments)
Cementitious or resinous composite containing Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) and Silicates
Dyed Crackle Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
Dyed Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Possible weathered basalt or slag fragment
Basalt, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene; identification is uncertain from the image
Green Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Rainbow Hematite (Man-made/Treated)
Tumbled Hematite with Titanium/Anodized coating (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Man-made Blank Ammunition (Brass)
CuZn (Cartridge Brass - roughly 70% Copper, 30% Zinc)
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
Man-made Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating/dye
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)
Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock