Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)
Category
Browse man made material (jewelry, metal alloy) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)
Blue goldstone (man-made glass)
Copper-bearing aventurine glass; synthetic silicate glass
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)
Green Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)
Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)
Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Slag
Metallurgical Slag
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
Diamond-set gold ring
Diamond (crystalline carbon, C); mounted in a gold alloy setting
Crackled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
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
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
Diamond-set gold ring
Diamond (carbon, C; cubic crystal structure), set in a gold alloy
Man-made Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating/dye
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Gemstone ring (stones not reliably identifiable from the image)
Likely faceted yellow stones and clear stones set in a metal band; species and treatments are indeterminate visually
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland cement and mineral aggregate
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Artificial silicate/iron byproduct
Blue-stone and diamond ring
Blue stone is possibly blue sapphire (corundum, Al₂O₃); surrounding stones appear to be diamonds (carbon, C).
Blue gemstone cross pendant
Likely faceted blue topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂); identification is uncertain from the image
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with crystalline copper/cobalt inclusions
Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous conglomerate
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate
Gem-set gold ring
Likely gold alloy set with a colorless gemstone, possibly diamond or clear quartz; the stone cannot be identified reliably from the image
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Opalite glass sphere (likely synthetic imitation)
Man-made opalescent glass; not natural opal
Gemstone ring (stone not identifiable)
Unknown; the small central stone may be a colorless gemstone or glass, and the surrounding metal is gold-colored alloy
Faceted clear gemstone ring, likely quartz or glass imitation
Unidentified colorless faceted material; quartz (SiO₂) is possible, but the image cannot distinguish it from glass or another gem
Blue Goldstone
Goldstone (artificial glass)
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Multicolor quartz bead bracelet
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂); bead colors may be from different varieties or treated quartz
Milky quartz (likely quartz crystal fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Aventurescent Glass (Cobalt-doped soda-lime glass)
Asphalt / Road Aggregate
Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)
Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert or Flint)
Ocean Jasper Mushroom
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 mixed with various impurities)