Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
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Browse mineral (man made glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Blue goldstone beads
Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli
Man-made earbud charging case (Not a rock or mineral)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with electronic components
Weathered iron-rich concretion or ironstone nodule
Goethite–hematite limonite concretion (FeO(OH), Fe₂O₃, and hydrated iron oxides)
Sandstone (with man-made markings)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Dyed Agate / Painted Stone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Cultured Marble (Synthetic)
Polymer-matrix composite (typically calcium carbonate in polyester resin)
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
Red Sandstone or Brick Fragment
Arenite (if sandstone)
Polished blue calcite sphere (tentative identification)
Calcite, CaCO₃; blue color generally results from trace impurities or inclusions
Cubic Zirconia (Man-made)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) with Enamel and Metal Alloy
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine glass
Crescent Pebble
Weathered Quartzite or Sandstone Fragment
Polished blue-green glassy slag or coated mineral fragment
Most likely man-made colored glass/slag; exact composition cannot be determined visually
Dyed Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dyed Crackle Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Green Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Hematite Beads
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Opalite
Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Blue slag glass or dyed glass-like industrial material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely copper-bearing blue slag, but possibly colored man-made glass
Brick fragment (Man-made material)
N/A (Fired clay)
Quartzite (Engineered Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Synthetic copper-bearing soda-lime glass; commonly sold as red goldstone
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Quarzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
Porcelain Tile (Sandstone-look)
Man-made Ceramic (resembling Quartz-rich Sandstone)
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
Man-made Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating/dye
Corundum (Pink Sapphire / Ruby)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Rainbow Hematite (Man-made/Treated)
Tumbled Hematite with Titanium/Anodized coating (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Pet Rock (Man-made Quartzite or Granite Cobble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) mixture; commonly composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica