Polished white chalcedony or quartz pendant
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
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Browse man made object (simulant) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Polished white chalcedony or quartz pendant
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Opalite
Man-made opalized glass
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicate (Man-made)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass / Opalized Glass
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass
Polished gemstone tower assortment
Primarily quartz varieties and simulants; apparent amethyst (SiO₂), rose quartz (SiO₂), clear quartz (SiO₂), fluorite (CaF₂), sodalite, malachite, and possibly dyed or composite stones
Possible obsidian or slag glass
Volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂; alternatively industrial iron-rich glassy slag
Polished black pebble, possibly obsidian
Volcanic glass (obsidian), likely; identification is tentative from the image
Polished milky quartz (likely quartz worry stone or wand)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, calcic plagioclase feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Red-orange cabochon, likely carnelian or glass imitation
Carnelian: chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), commonly iron-colored
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown
Sea Glass
Silicon dioxide (mostly)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Black glassy fragment, likely obsidian or industrial glass
Volcanic glass (obsidian), chiefly amorphous SiO₂; identification uncertain from image
Polished black stone, likely obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; mostly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Black tumbled stone, possibly obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; predominantly SiO₂), identification uncertain from image
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
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
Quartz pebble (Quartztite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
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
Faceted colorless gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most likely quartz (SiO₂), though the strong glare and visible facet pattern could indicate cubic zirconia or lead glass
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Cobalt Blue Glass / Cullet Glass
Silicon dioxide (Amorphous man-made glass)
Chert (Arrowheads)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or treated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)
Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels
Jade bangle
Likely nephrite jade (actinolite–tremolite amphibole); possibly jadeite
Milky quartz (likely quartz crystal fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Orgonite Pyramid (containing Amethyst and mixed minerals)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in synthetic resin
Tumbled milky chalcedony (likely common opalite-like quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; possibly pale common opal, hydrated SiO₂·nH₂O
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland cement and mineral aggregate
Opalite Egg
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Polished obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic SiO₂
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities