Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ
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Browse man made mineral simulant (glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Opalite glass sphere (likely synthetic imitation)
Man-made opalescent glass; not natural opal
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Rainbow Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with metallic coating
Tumbled white chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
Goldstone
Aventurine glass
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite; amorphous silica glass, not a natural mineral
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Colorless faceted gemstone (likely glass or cubic zirconia)
Likely cubic zirconia, ZrO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goldstone
Avventurina (Man-made Glass with Copper inclusions)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite crescent pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
Small rounded mineral pebble, possibly quartz
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline or crystalline SiO₂ (quartz), potentially with iron-oxide staining
Polished milky quartz (likely quartz worry stone or wand)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
White quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Green glass-like mineral specimen, likely fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), if natural; appearance may also indicate colored glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Silica-based)
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Faceted colorless gemstone, likely cubic zirconia or quartz
Uncertain from photograph; cubic zirconia (ZrO₂) is the leading visual possibility, with quartz (SiO₂) as an alternative
Green Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (weathered)
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
White quartz pebble or chip
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz