Aura Quartz (specifically Titanium Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti Coating)
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Browse mineral (man made glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Aura Quartz (specifically Titanium Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti Coating)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Blue-dyed tumbled quartz or glass imitation
Quartz (SiO₂), appearance possibly enhanced with blue dye; identity uncertain from image
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with iron/manganese dendrites
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Blue sea glass or blue glassy mineral fragment
Uncertain; likely man-made soda-lime glass, not a natural mineral
Green glassy mineral fragment, possibly fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), tentative identification
Cobalt Glass Slug (Cullet)
Man-made Silicate Glass with Cobalt Oxide (CoO)
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass
Goldstone (likely red/brown aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; copper-bearing silicate glass (not a natural mineral)
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Blue glassy fragment among beach gravel
Likely cobalt-blue man-made glass; not a natural mineral specimen
Blue glassy tumbled stone, likely blue chalcedony or slag glass
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly man-made blue glass
Raw quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky or included quartz
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete (Anthropic Rock)
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Artificial silicate/iron byproduct
Polished black pebble, possibly obsidian
Volcanic glass (obsidian), likely; identification is tentative from the image
Goldstone (Brown/Gold)
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with Copper inclusions)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu)
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Rainbow Hematite Ring
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with thin-film coating
Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass)
Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
White pebble, likely quartz or calcite
Indeterminate from image; possible microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
Transit Token (RTD Denver)
Nickel-plated brass or bronze alloy (Cu-Sn-Zn-Ni)
Obsidian (likely black volcanic glass)
Obsidian; primarily amorphous volcanic silica glass, approximately SiO₂-rich rhyolitic composition
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
Dzi Bead (Etched Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with chemical etching