Clear faceted gemstone, likely quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); visual identification is uncertain because the stone is heavily faceted and photographed with flash
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Browse mineral simulant (synthetic glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Clear faceted gemstone, likely quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); visual identification is uncertain because the stone is heavily faceted and photographed with flash
Cubic Zirconia (Set in Jewelry)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Red gemstone ring, likely synthetic ruby or red spinel
Ruby: corundum (Al₂O₃); spinel: MgAl₂O₄; exact identity requires testing
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia or diamond
Uncertain from image; cubic zirconia (ZrO₂) is a common diamond simulant, while diamond is crystalline carbon (C)
Faceted citrine-colored gemstone
Likely citrine (quartz, SiO₂); possibly yellow glass or synthetic gem
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely glass or cubic zirconia
Uncertain; possible cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂) or synthetic glass
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Synthetic cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); identity is visual and not definitive
Pink faceted gemstone, likely synthetic cubic zirconia or pink sapphire
Uncertain from image; possible zirconium dioxide (cubic zirconia, ZrO₂) or corundum (pink sapphire, Al₂O₃)
Colorless faceted gemstone (likely cubic zirconia)
Cubic zirconia, ZrO₂ (synthetic zirconium dioxide); possibly synthetic glass or lab-grown diamond
Clear faceted gemstone, likely synthetic cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); visual identification is not definitive and diamond or synthetic moissanite are alternatives
Faceted color-change gemstone, likely synthetic alexandrite or glass imitation
Alexandrite: chrysoberyl, BeAl₂O₄; exact identification requires gemological testing
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely glass or quartz
Uncertain; possibly quartz (SiO₂), but the strong uniform brilliance and apparent molded/faceted form may indicate leaded glass or cubic zirconia
Pink/red faceted gemstone, likely synthetic corundum or glass imitation
Corundum (Al₂O₃), ruby/sapphire variety; exact identification requires testing
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Crystallized Carbon (C) for Diamond; Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2) for CZ
Blue glass-like heart pendant, likely synthetic blue spinel or colored glass
Unconfirmed; possibly synthetic spinel (MgAl₂O₄) or cobalt-colored glass
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Cubic Zirconia (Faceted)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Diamond or Cubic Zirconia
Carbon (diamond) or Zirconium dioxide (cubic zirconia)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (synthetic ZrO₂), possibly glass or quartz
Cut gemstone ring, likely diamond
Diamond (carbon, C), faceted gemstone; exact stone identification is uncertain from the image
Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia - ZrO2, Moissanite - SiC)
Faceted blue gemstone ring, likely synthetic spinel or glass; identity uncertain
Possibly synthetic blue spinel (MgAl₂O₄) or laboratory sapphire (Al₂O₃); the clear side stones may be cubic zirconia or glass
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Native Carbon (C)
Blue sapphire ring
Corundum (aluminum oxide, Al₂O₃), likely heat-treated sapphire
Clear faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Synthetic zirconium dioxide (ZrO₂), probably cubic zirconia; exact identification requires testing
Diamond (or Cut Gemstone / Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Colorless faceted gemstone (likely glass or cubic zirconia)
Likely cubic zirconia, ZrO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely synthetic cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); natural diamond is a less likely alternative
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Synthetic cubic zirconia (ZrO₂), tentative; possibly diamond or synthetic moissanite
Pink Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Jewelry
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Mounted clear gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂), synthetic; exact stone cannot be confirmed from the image
Colorless faceted gemstone (most likely synthetic cubic zirconia)
Cubic zirconia, ZrO₂ (likely synthetic); natural alternatives include quartz or diamond
Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact identity is uncertain because the strong flash and cut obscure diagnostic features
Diamond ring (likely diamond with gold band)
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C); band appears gold alloy
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (synthetic zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); possibly colorless quartz or laboratory diamond
Faceted transparent gemstone pendant
Likely cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); possibly diamond or synthetic moissanite
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)