Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
Category
Browse manufactured glass (simulant) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
Clear Quartz (Faceted) or Cubic Zirconia / Glass imitation
SiO2 (if Quartz), ZrO2 (if Cubic Zirconia)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant
Green glass-like cabochon, likely synthetic glass or resin
Unidentified green transparent material; possibly molded glass, synthetic spinel, or resin
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Synthetic cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); identity is visual and not definitive
Cubic Zirconia (Set in Jewelry)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Colorless faceted gemstone (most likely synthetic cubic zirconia)
Cubic zirconia, ZrO₂ (likely synthetic); natural alternatives include quartz or diamond
Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)
Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Colorless faceted gemstone (likely cubic zirconia)
Cubic zirconia, ZrO₂ (synthetic zirconium dioxide); possibly synthetic glass or lab-grown diamond
Colorless faceted gemstone (likely cubic zirconia)
Cubic zirconia, zirconium dioxide (ZrO₂); possibly synthetic quartz or glass imitation
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (synthetic zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); possibly colorless quartz or laboratory diamond
Diamond (or diamond simulant)
C
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); visual confirmation is unavailable
Cubic Zirconia (Faceted)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Clear Quartz (Faceted)
SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Ruby (Faceted)
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Faceted Clear Quartz or Diamond Simulant
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) if Quartz or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) if Synthetic
Gemstone Ring
Various (Likely Glass, Cubic Zirconia, or assorted semi-precious stones)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) for CZ
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia ZrO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass / Man-made Glass
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
Rhinestone
Artificial Glass/Crystal
Diamond (or synthetic simulant)
Cubic C (Carbon)
Colorless Gemstone (possibly Diamond or Cubic Zirconia)
C (Diamond) or ZrO2 (Cubic Zirconia)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia - ZrO2, Moissanite - SiC)
Borosilicate Glass (Manufactured)
SiO2 + B2O3 (Silicon dioxide and Boron trioxide)
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (glass)