Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
Category
Browse mineraloid (synthetic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Synthetic Convention Badge (Plastic/PVC)
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) / Polycarbonate
Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass)
Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Cullet Glass (Strawberry Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Silica-based)
Amber (and Cubic Zirconia)
Fossilized Tree Resin
Opalite
Synthetic glass (SiO2 + metal additions)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass
Opal ring
Common opal, likely synthetic or assembled blue-green opal (hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O)
Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
White Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Opal (in Jewelry Setting)
Hydrated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Blue Opal Inlay (Simulated/Lab-created)
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with polymer resin
Opalite
Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Orange cabochon gemstone, likely amber or amber-like resin
Natural amber: fossilized plant resin (organic mineraloid), commonly succinite; exact identification requires testing
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Faceted Gemstone
Unknown transparent mineral, possibly Diamond (C), Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2), Quartz (SiO2), or Glass
Synthetic Resin / Plastic Figurine
Synthetic Polymer (Copolymer of Polyethylene or Resin)
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine glass
Blue cabochon gemstone, likely synthetic spinel or glass
Undetermined; possible synthetic cobalt-blue spinel (MgAl₂O₄) or colored glass
Cubic Zirconia (as used in jewelry setting)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen)
Polyurethane or Polyester Resin
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber; general formula C10H16O)
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)