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Mineraloid (Man Made Glass)

Browse mineraloid (man made glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Opalite

Goldstone

Shungite

Blue Goldstone

Sideromelane

Black Obsidian

Maskelynite

Tachylite

Obsidian

Map Jasper

Hyalite Opal

Perlite

Goldstone (Brown) (Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)) — mineraloid (man-made glass)

Goldstone (Brown)

Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)

mineraloid (man-made glass)

Goldstone (Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)) — mineraloid / man-made glass

Goldstone

Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)

mineraloid / man-made glass

Opalite (Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)) — Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)

Opalite

Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)

Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)

Goldstone (Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)) — mineraloid / man-made glass

Goldstone

Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)

mineraloid / man-made glass

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities) — mineraloid

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities

Opalite (Man-made opalescent glass) — gemstone

Opalite

Man-made opalescent glass

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)) — mineraloid

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)

Cullet Glass (Slag) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)) — Mineraloid

Cullet Glass (Slag)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)

Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass) (Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)) — mineraloid

Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass)

Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)) — mineraloid

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (Silica-based)) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (Silica-based)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)) — mineraloid

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)

Opalite (Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)) — gemstone

Opalite

Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)

Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineraloid

Glass

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Cobalt Glass Slug (Cullet) (Man-made Silicate Glass with Cobalt Oxide (CoO)) — mineraloid

Cobalt Glass Slug (Cullet)

Man-made Silicate Glass with Cobalt Oxide (CoO)

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)) — mineraloid

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)

Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal) (Synthetic Silica Glass) — mineraloid (synthetic)

Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)

Synthetic Silica Glass

mineraloid (synthetic)

Cullet (Slag Glass) (Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants) — mineraloid / anthropogenic

Cullet (Slag Glass)

Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants

mineraloid / anthropogenic

Opalite (Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)) — mineraloid (synthetic)

Opalite

Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)

mineraloid (synthetic)

Opalite (Synthetic glass (SiO2 + metal additions)) — mineraloid

Opalite

Synthetic glass (SiO2 + metal additions)

Cullet (Slag Glass) (Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)) — mineraloid

Cullet (Slag Glass)

Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)

Opaline Glass (Opalite) (Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass) — Mineraloid (Man-made)

Opaline Glass (Opalite)

Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass

Mineraloid (Man-made)

Opalite (Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)) — mineraloid

Opalite

Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)

Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass) (Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)) — mineraloid

Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)

Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)

Opalite (Synthetic glass / Opalized glass) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthetic glass / Opalized glass

Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag) (Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives) — Mineraloid

Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)

Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives

Obsidian (likely black volcanic glass) (Obsidian; primarily amorphous volcanic silica glass, approximately SiO₂-rich rhyolitic composition) — igneous

Obsidian (likely black volcanic glass)

Obsidian; primarily amorphous volcanic silica glass, approximately SiO₂-rich rhyolitic composition

Opalite (Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)) — mineraloid (synthetic)

Opalite

Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)

mineraloid (synthetic)

Opalite (Synthesized glass / Silicon dioxide glass) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthesized glass / Silicon dioxide glass

Tumbled black obsidian (likely) (Volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic glass (SiO₂)) — igneous

Tumbled black obsidian (likely)

Volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic glass (SiO₂)

Opalite (Synthetic glass / Simulated opal) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthetic glass / Simulated opal

N/A - Non-Geological Item — not a rock/mineral

N/A - Non-Geological Item

not a rock/mineral

Opalite (Synthetic glass / Opaque silicious glass) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthetic glass / Opaque silicious glass

Opalite (Synthetic Opalised Glass) — mineraloid (synthetic)

Opalite

Synthetic Opalised Glass

mineraloid (synthetic)

Opalite (Synthetic glass / Opalized glass) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthetic glass / Opalized glass

Opalite (likely man-made glass) (Opalite is a trade name for opalescent glass, not a natural mineral; composition is typically silica glass with additives) — mineral

Opalite (likely man-made glass)

Opalite is a trade name for opalescent glass, not a natural mineral; composition is typically silica glass with additives

Cullet Glass / Slag Glass (Amorphous silica glass) — man-made glass / industrial byproduct

Cullet Glass / Slag Glass

Amorphous silica glass

man-made glass / industrial byproduct

Blue goldstone (man-made glass) (Copper-bearing aventurine glass; synthetic silicate glass) — mineral

Blue goldstone (man-made glass)

Copper-bearing aventurine glass; synthetic silicate glass

Opalite (Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions) — mineraloid (synthetic)

Opalite

Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions

mineraloid (synthetic)

Sea Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Sea Glass

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)