Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
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Browse man made mineral simulant (glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
Jade bangle
Likely nephrite jade (actinolite–tremolite amphibole); possibly jadeite
Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)
Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels
Clear Quartz (Faceted)
SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
Ocean Jasper Mushroom
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 mixed with various impurities)
Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Dyed or synthetic turquoise-blue glass-like specimen
Likely man-made colored glass or resin; exact identification requires testing
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Possible sea glass (naturally frosted glass), not a confirmed geological specimen
Man-made silicate glass; composition varies, commonly soda-lime glass
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Red-orange jasper pebble (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic
Likely polished quartz or glass-like mineral cabochon
Probably quartz (SiO₂), though the image cannot exclude man-made glass
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Clear gemstone earring (likely cubic zirconia)
Cubic zirconia (synthetic zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); identification from the image is uncertain
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)
Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
Sandstone Concretion
Siliciclastic Concretion
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
Aura Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Titanium/Gold coating)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
Small clear faceted gemstone, possibly cubic zirconia
Unconfirmed; cubic zirconia (ZrO₂) is a possibility, but diamond or another colorless stone cannot be identified from this image alone
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland Cement Composite
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Crackle Agate / Dyed Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
Polished white chalcedony or quartz pendant
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Diamond ring
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C), set in a gold-colored metal ring
Blue obsidian-like volcanic glass
Volcanic glass, chiefly silica-rich amorphous material (composition uncertain)
Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives
Fossiliferous limestone with colonial coral
Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing fossil tabulate or rugose coral colonies
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)