Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
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Browse man made silicate (anthropogenic glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
Green sea glass or tumbled green quartz (uncertain)
Likely quartz (SiO₂) if natural; alternatively man-made soda-lime glass
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Green sea glass or green glass-like tumbled material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely anthropogenic soda-lime glass, not a natural mineral
Decorative mosaic cross containing mixed rock and glass fragments
Polychrome aggregate; likely quartz, feldspar, marble, granite, and assorted colored glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
Black glassy fragment, likely obsidian or industrial glass
Volcanic glass (obsidian), chiefly amorphous SiO₂; identification uncertain from image
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
Rock crystal (clear quartz), possibly cloudy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Polished white chalcedony or quartz pendant
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, calcic plagioclase feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous conglomerate
Small greenish crystal/mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly olivine, quartz, or a green gemstone fragment
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite; not a true mineral, typically synthetic opalescent glass (silica-based)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Man-made glass tumbled by nature
Chert Arrowhead
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
Sandstone Concretion
Limonitic Sandstone Concretion
Opalite
Synthetic glass (SiO2 + metal additions)
Slag (Industrial Glass/Metal)
Ferrous slag or Glassy silicate byproduct
Rock crystal quartz fragments
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Crushed Stone (Likely Limestone or Granite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for Limestone / Quartz and Feldspar for Granite
Milky quartz (likely quartz crystal fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Iron Slag
Ferrous slag (primarily silicates and oxides of calcium, iron, and magnesium)
Green obsidian (likely molded or heat-treated glass-like specimen)
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic composition (silica-rich amorphous SiO₂)
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)
Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)
Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings
Polished labradorite pendant
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈)