Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
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Browse man made silicate (anthropogenic glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite glass; a synthetic opalescent glass, not a natural mineral species
Chert (Arrowhead Shard)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Opalite crescent pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Artificial Vitreous Silicate
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Blue tumbled glass-like specimen; likely blue slag glass
Likely man-made glass (silicate glass), not a natural mineral; exact material cannot be confirmed from the image
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Moldavite
Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3
Quartz (likely milky quartz or quartz glass-like fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
Chert (Arrowheads)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue opalite glass (likely man-made)
Opalite glass; a silica-based amorphous glass, not natural opal
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Black tumbled stone, possibly obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; predominantly SiO₂), identification uncertain from image
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Pet Rock (Man-made Quartzite or Granite Cobble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) mixture; commonly composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Clear quartz tumbled stone
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic silicate/oxide glass (Complex silicate matrix with Cr-Fe-Si inclusions)
Terrazzo (with Marble and Granite fragments)
Cementitious or resinous composite containing Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) and Silicates
Obsidian (Blue)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Blue cabochon gemstone, likely synthetic glass or dyed stone
Indeterminate from image; possible glass, synthetic spinel, sodalite, or lapis lazuli
Polymictic conglomerate or breccia (possibly concrete-like aggregate)
Lithified polymictic gravel; clasts may include basalt, granite, quartzite, and other silicates
Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite, a trade name for opalescent glass; not natural opal
Blue glassy gemstone cabochon, likely dyed chalcedony or glass
Uncertain; possible dyed chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)
Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels
Likely clear quartz pebble or glassy quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled gray stone, likely quartz-rich pebble
Probable microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), possibly gray jasper or quartzite
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)
Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)