Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)
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Browse man made mineral simulant (glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite glass; a synthetic opalescent glass, not a natural mineral species
Blue opalite glass (likely man-made)
Opalite glass; a silica-based amorphous glass, not natural opal
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite, a trade name for opalescent glass; not natural opal
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
Green Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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
White quartz pebble or chip
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Unidentified translucent crystal/mineral fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂), but visual identification is uncertain
Pink Quartz / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Silica, SiO2)
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda–lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
Loose faceted colorless gemstones, likely quartz or glass-like mineral chips
Most consistent with quartz (SiO₂), though the photograph cannot exclude synthetic cubic zirconia or glass
Quartz (likely milky quartz or quartz glass-like fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
Black tumbled stone, possibly obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; predominantly SiO₂), identification uncertain from image
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Terrazzo (Man-made Composite)
Cementitious or Resin-bound Lithic Composite
Blue-stone and diamond ring
Blue stone is possibly blue sapphire (corundum, Al₂O₃); surrounding stones appear to be diamonds (carbon, C).
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Likely clear quartz pebble or glassy quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Clear quartz tumbled stone
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Moldavite
Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3
Tumbled gray stone, likely quartz-rich pebble
Probable microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), possibly gray jasper or quartzite
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Blue Diamond
Carbon with Boron impurities (C)
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)