Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
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Browse mineral (man made composite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Terrazzo (Synthetic Composite Rock)
Cementitious or Epoxy Resin-bound Aggregates
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)
Porcelain (White Ceramic)
Mullite-bearing Vitrified Ceramic (Major phases: Mullite Al6Si2O13, Glassy Silica SiO2)
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Pyrite Concretion (Grapestone)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) Concretion
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Blue-dyed tumbled quartz or glass imitation
Quartz (SiO₂), appearance possibly enhanced with blue dye; identity uncertain from image
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Man-made glass tumbled by nature
Black glassy fragment, likely obsidian or industrial glass
Volcanic glass (obsidian), chiefly amorphous SiO₂; identification uncertain from image
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass weathering product
Opalite
Man-made Opalized Glass (Synthetic Glass)
Green Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)
Milky quartz (likely quartz crystal fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished white calcite sphere (identification tentative)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green sea glass or tumbled green quartz (uncertain)
Likely quartz (SiO₂) if natural; alternatively man-made soda-lime glass
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Green obsidian (likely molded or heat-treated glass-like specimen)
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic composition (silica-rich amorphous SiO₂)
Green sea glass (likely)
Man-made glass, likely soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral or rock
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely agate/jasper variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Polished black pebble, possibly obsidian
Volcanic glass (obsidian), likely; identification is tentative from the image
Baked-clay ceramic fragment (likely brick or pottery)
Fired clay, primarily aluminosilicate minerals; not a natural rock
Blue Goldstone
Goldstone (artificial glass)
Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver)
Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
Polished black stone, likely obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; mostly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Blue glassy tumbled stone, likely blue chalcedony or slag glass
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly man-made blue glass
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)