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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

Blue Goldstone (Man-made glass with crystalline copper/cobalt inclusions) — mineral

Blue Goldstone

Man-made glass with crystalline copper/cobalt inclusions

Blue Diamond (Carbon with Boron impurities (C)) — gemstone

Blue Diamond

Carbon with Boron impurities (C)

Clear Quartz Sphere (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz Sphere (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Goldstone (Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)) — Synthetic (Man-made Glass)

Blue Goldstone

Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)

Synthetic (Man-made Glass)

Diamond (or Simulant) (Carbon (C) or relevant simulant formula (e.g., ZrO2 for Cubic Zirconia)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Simulant)

Carbon (C) or relevant simulant formula (e.g., ZrO2 for Cubic Zirconia)

Sea Glass (Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)) — sedimentary

Sea Glass

Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)

Polished opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass) (Opalite is a commercial name, not a mineral; typically opalescent glass, often soda-lime silicate glass) — mineral

Polished opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)

Opalite is a commercial name, not a mineral; typically opalescent glass, often soda-lime silicate glass

Opalite (Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant

Blue Goldstone (Man-made glass with cobalt and metal flecks) — man-made glass

Blue Goldstone

Man-made glass with cobalt and metal flecks

Sea Glass (Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)) — sedimentary

Sea Glass

Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)

Beads (likely glass or man-made material) (N/A (artificial material)) — Man-made material, not a natural rock or mineral specimen

Beads (likely glass or man-made material)

N/A (artificial material)

Man-made material, not a natural rock or mineral specimen

Sea Glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide (man-made glass weathered by nature)) — mineral

Sea Glass

Amorphous silicon dioxide (man-made glass weathered by nature)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalised Glass) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Opalised Glass

Opalite-style glass pendant (Man-made opalescent glass (not natural opal)) — mineral

Opalite-style glass pendant

Man-made opalescent glass (not natural opal)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthetic Opalized Glass

Goldstone (Man-made glass infused with metallic copper) — gemstone

Goldstone

Man-made glass infused with metallic copper

Sea Glass (Man-made silicate glass weathering product) — sedimentary

Sea Glass

Man-made silicate glass weathering product

Blue Slag Glass (Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide) — mineral

Blue Slag Glass

Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide

Blue Goldstone (Aventurine Glass) — man-made glass

Blue Goldstone

Aventurine Glass

Opalite (Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)) — mineral

Opalite

Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)

Opalite (a synthetic glass) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant) — Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)

Opalite (a synthetic glass)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant

Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)

Sea Glass (Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)) — mineral

Sea Glass

Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)

Not a geological specimen (N/A (man-made object)) — N/A

Not a geological specimen

N/A (man-made object)

Tumbled milky quartz pebble (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), opaque-to-translucent milky variety) — mineral

Tumbled milky quartz pebble

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), opaque-to-translucent milky variety

Likely tumbled red mineral or glass imitation (Indeterminate; possibilities include red jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) or dyed chalcedony) — mineral

Likely tumbled red mineral or glass imitation

Indeterminate; possibilities include red jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) or dyed chalcedony

Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) ((C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z) — Synthetic Polymer (Synthetic Material)

ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)

(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z

Synthetic Polymer (Synthetic Material)

Opalite glass sphere (likely synthetic imitation) (Man-made opalescent glass; not natural opal) — mineral

Opalite glass sphere (likely synthetic imitation)

Man-made opalescent glass; not natural opal

Goldstone (Man-made glass infused with copper particles) — gemstone

Goldstone

Man-made glass infused with copper particles

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)

Clear quartz fragment (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Clear quartz fragment

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Goldstone (Man-made glass infused with copper crystals) — mineral

Goldstone

Man-made glass infused with copper crystals

Costume Jewelry with Synthetic Gemstones (Synthetic Cubic Zirconia and Glass (SiO2 / ZrO2)) — mineral

Costume Jewelry with Synthetic Gemstones

Synthetic Cubic Zirconia and Glass (SiO2 / ZrO2)

Blue Sandstone (Man-made glass with cobalt and copper inclusions) — gemstone

Blue Sandstone

Man-made glass with cobalt and copper inclusions

Tumbled milky quartz (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled milky quartz

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Opalite (likely man-made glass) (Opalite; amorphous silica glass, not a natural mineral) — gemstone

Opalite (likely man-made glass)

Opalite; amorphous silica glass, not a natural mineral

Goldstone (Aventurine glass) — mineral (man-made glass)

Goldstone

Aventurine glass

mineral (man-made glass)

Blue Goldstone (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions) — man-made glass

Blue Goldstone

Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions

Diamond (Native Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Native Carbon (C)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass) (Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass) — mineral

Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)

Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass

Clear quartz crystal (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Clear quartz crystal

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)