Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Browse man made silicate (anthropogenic glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Concrete Paver (Artificial Cementitious Rock)
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Tektite
Impactite (Natural Silicate Glass)
Polished silver sheen obsidian heart
Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily rhyolitic silica-rich glass
Colorless quartz crystal (likely quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Titanium-coated Metal Cube (Man-made Fidget Toy)
Titanium-anodized or electroplated alloy (e.g., Ti-coated Zinc or Aluminum)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
Blue Goldstone
Goldstone (artificial glass)
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most likely quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires refractive-index and hardness tests
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
Chert Concretion
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)
Aura Quartz (Titanium Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
Concretion (Sandstone)
Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Black Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Tumbled milky chalcedony (likely common opalite-like quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; possibly pale common opal, hydrated SiO₂·nH₂O
Blue opal heart cabochon
Common opal, hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O), likely blue-dyed or synthetic opalite
Asphalt / Road Aggregate
Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)
Synthetic Resin / Plastic Figurine
Synthetic Polymer (Copolymer of Polyethylene or Resin)
Aura Quartz
Titanium or Gold bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu)
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with iron/manganese dendrites
Blue-dyed tumbled quartz or glass imitation
Quartz (SiO₂), appearance possibly enhanced with blue dye; identity uncertain from image
Possible obsidian or slag glass
Volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂; alternatively industrial iron-rich glassy slag
Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Aura Quartz (specifically Titanium Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti Coating)
Libyan Desert Glass
Impact-melt silica glass (SiO2 + traces of Al, Fe, Ti)
Blue glassy tumbled stone, likely blue chalcedony or slag glass
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly man-made blue glass
Blue-green cabochon, likely chalcedony or treated glass imitation
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony/possibly chrysoprase); identification uncertain from image
Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass)
Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)
Sea glass (likely pale blue glass)
Human-made silicate glass, likely soda-lime glass; not a natural mineral or rock
Quartz crystal (likely clear quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition
Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins