Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
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Browse mineral (man made glass, not natural) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Impression Jasper beads
Impression jasper (microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony), chiefly SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
Clear quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Blue Agate (Dragon Vein Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial cobalt/organic dyes
Rainbow Hematite (Man-made/Treated)
Tumbled Hematite with Titanium/Anodized coating (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Likely tumbled red mineral or glass imitation
Indeterminate; possibilities include red jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) or dyed chalcedony
Milky quartz (likely rough quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Dyed Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Smelter Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Slag
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Aventurine
Quartz containing inclusions of Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Opalite
Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or treated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Small clear crystal, possibly quartz or glass-like gemstone
Uncertain; likely quartz (SiO₂), but the image is insufficient to exclude man-made glass or cubic zirconia
Tumbled milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Man-made Jewelry Charm (Enameled Metal)
Not a natural mineral; composed of base metal alloy (likely zinc or brass) and epoxy resin/enamel.
Small rounded mineral pebble, possibly quartz
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline or crystalline SiO₂ (quartz), potentially with iron-oxide staining
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Cultured Marble (Synthetic)
Polymer-matrix composite (typically calcium carbonate in polyester resin)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
Granite with Cupules / Bedrock Mortars
Granite (felsic intrusive plutonic rock)
Polymictic conglomerate or breccia (possibly concrete-like aggregate)
Lithified polymictic gravel; clasts may include basalt, granite, quartzite, and other silicates