Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Man-made mineral simulant (Glass)
Category
Man Made Mineral Simulant (Glass)
Browse man made mineral simulant (glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)
mineral
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)
Pink Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral (synthetic)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
mineral
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
N/A - Non-Geological Item
not a rock/mineral
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Man-made object (Simulant)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Synthetic Mineral Simulant / Glass
Synthetic Resin Charm (Seal Shape)
Polymer Resin with plastic glitter / Polyethylene terephthalate glitters
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
mineral
Quartz pebble (Quartztite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C)
mineral
Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass)
Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)
mineraloid
One Pound Coin (UK)
Nickel-Brass Alloy (Cu-Zn-Ni)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (typically Silica/Magnesium based with metal additives)
mineral
Blue Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
mineraloid / anthropogenic
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
N/A
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)
mineraloid
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
mineral
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ
mineral
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
mineraloid (synthetic)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
mineral
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
metamorphic
Costume Jewelry with Synthetic Gemstones
Synthetic Cubic Zirconia and Glass (SiO2 / ZrO2)
mineral
Goldstone
Aventurine glass
mineral (man-made glass)
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
N/A
Opalite
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Mineral (Synthetic/Man-made)
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineraloid
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Man-made material, not a natural rock or mineral specimen
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Synthetic/Man-made Glass
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Synthetic Glass (Man-made)
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic rock)
Jewelry Chain with Blue and Clear Gemstones (Likely Cubic Zirconia)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO₂), Silver or White Gold/Platinum Alloy
Mineral (synthetic) and Metal (precious/base)
Cullet Glass (Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
Mineraloid