Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica / Glassy Blast Furnace Slag
Category
Browse mineraloid (man made origin) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica / Glassy Blast Furnace Slag
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich mineraloid)
Amber
Succinite (Organic Mineraloid) - C10H16O
Pearl
Organic Mineraloid (CaCO3 + Conchiolin)
Jewelry Chain with Blue and Clear Gemstones (Likely Cubic Zirconia)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO₂), Silver or White Gold/Platinum Alloy
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass (high silica) with inclusions of Magnetite or Hematite
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
Vesicular Basalt (Iron Scoria)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Vesicular Texture
Limonite or Ironstone Nodule
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Goldstone (blue/black aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; silica glass containing metallic copper or other glittering inclusions
Small clear crystal, possibly quartz or glass-like gemstone
Uncertain; likely quartz (SiO₂), but the image is insufficient to exclude man-made glass or cubic zirconia
Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
River Rock
Mixed lithology clast
Yellow cabochon gemstone, likely citrine or yellow glass imitation
Quartz (SiO₂), if natural citrine; visual evidence is insufficient to exclude man-made glass or resin
Polished green-and-black banded cabochon (likely malachite imitation or dyed agate)
Uncertain; possible malachite (Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂), banded agate (SiO₂), or man-made glass
Green glass cabochon or tumbled stone
Indeterminate; likely man-made glass, possibly aventurine glass rather than a natural mineral
Polished blue-green glassy slag or coated mineral fragment
Most likely man-made colored glass/slag; exact composition cannot be determined visually
Blue goldstone beads
Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2 with trace impurities)
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown
Polished Stone Pendant (Identity Unclear)
Unknown (Possibly Jasper/Agate/Quartz mixture)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely glass or cubic zirconia
Uncertain; possible cubic zirconia (ZrO₂) or quartz (SiO₂), but the image may show a man-made simulant
Colorless faceted quartz-like gemstone
Likely quartz (SiO₂), though the appearance may also indicate man-made glass or cubic zirconia
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide with impurities)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Fulgurite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian — volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂
Gold Sheen Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + Fe3O4 / Gas Inclusions)
Terrazzo (with Marble and Granite fragments)
Cementitious or resinous composite containing Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) and Silicates
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone/dolostone). Predominantly composed of Calcite (CaCO3) for marble derived from limestone, or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) for marble derived from dolostone.
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Abalone Shell (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) - Biogenic Mineral
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily Goethite α-FeO(OH))
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)