Garden Quartz (Lodalite)
Silicon Dioxide with various mineral inclusions (SiO2)
mineral
Category
Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)
Browse mineral simulant (synthetic glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Zirconia (Ceramic) & Ion-X Glass
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2) and Ion-strengthened Aluminosilicate Glass
Synthetic Mineral / Glass
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
mineral
Ruby (in costume jewelry context)
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium impurities
mineral
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
not a rock
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Sapphire and Ion-X Glass
Single-crystal Alumina (Al2O3) and Ion-strengthened Aluminosilicate Glass
mineral
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) - Native Element
mineral
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
man-made material
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite (complex silicate group including lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite)
metamorphic
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon; C)
Mineral
Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
mineral
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Mineral (Synthetic/Man-made)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
mineral
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Diamond (Set in jewelry)
Cubic Carbon (C)
mineral
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
mineral (synthetic)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)
mineral
The user-provided image does not contain a rock or mineral specimen
N/A
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Synthetic Glass
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
mineraloid (man-made)
Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Ruby (Rough/Raw)
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
mineral
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Manufactured Glass
Rough Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with ferric iron impurities
mineral
Strawberry Quartz (Lepidocrosite/Hematite-Included Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Lepidocrosite or Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3 · nH2O)
mineral
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
mineral