Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Category
Browse man made mineral simulant (glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Rock crystal quartz fragments
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Decorative mosaic cross containing mixed rock and glass fragments
Polychrome aggregate; likely quartz, feldspar, marble, granite, and assorted colored glass
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)
Black glassy fragment, likely obsidian or industrial glass
Volcanic glass (obsidian), chiefly amorphous SiO₂; identification uncertain from image
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
Green sea glass or tumbled green quartz (uncertain)
Likely quartz (SiO₂) if natural; alternatively man-made soda-lime glass
ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z
Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Rock crystal (clear quartz), possibly cloudy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, calcic plagioclase feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite; not a true mineral, typically synthetic opalescent glass (silica-based)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass weathering product
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Man-made glass tumbled by nature
Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings
Milky quartz (likely quartz crystal fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)
Green obsidian (likely molded or heat-treated glass-like specimen)
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic composition (silica-rich amorphous SiO₂)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
Sandstone Concretion
Limonitic Sandstone Concretion
Clear Quartz (Faceted) or Cubic Zirconia / Glass imitation
SiO2 (if Quartz), ZrO2 (if Cubic Zirconia)
Polished labradorite pendant
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈)
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Colorless quartz crystal (likely quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
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
Chert Concretion
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)