Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)
sedimentary
Category
Man Made Mineral Simulant (Glass)
Browse man made mineral simulant (glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
sedimentary
Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives
Mineraloid
Dyed Blue Agate (Dragon Vein Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial cobalt/organic dyes
mineral
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
mineral
Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Mineraloid (synthetic)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Synthetic/Anthropogenic Mineraloid
Dyed Agate / Painted Stone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
sedimentary (base), then artificial
Cultured Marble (Synthetic)
Polymer-matrix composite (typically calcium carbonate in polyester resin)
Synthetic / Composite Material
Diamond (or synthetic simulant)
Cubic C (Carbon)
mineral
Man-made earbud charging case (Not a rock or mineral)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with electronic components
Synthetic/Man-made object
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
mineraloid / anthropogenic (man-made origin)
Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Amorphous Solid
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
sedimentary
Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Sandstone (with man-made markings)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine glass
mineraloid (man-made)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC)
mineral
Dyed Crackle Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
mineral
Green Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
mineral
Dyed Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (Man-made)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) with Enamel and Metal Alloy
mineral
Moissanite
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral
Hematite Beads
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Mineral
Opalite
Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)
mineraloid
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Manufactured Glass
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Non-geological
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (as used in jewelry setting)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Non-geological / Synthetic
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
sedimentary
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
mineral
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (CZ) in Gold-Plated Setting
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (Faceted)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant like Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) - if Diamond; Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - if Cubic Zirconia
mineral
Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Quarzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Metamorphic (modified)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Mineraloid / Synthetic Glass
Cubic Zirconia (as a jewelry specimen)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral