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Mineraloid Like Synthetic Material

Browse mineraloid like synthetic material specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Shungite

Zincite

Opalite

Lead Feldspar

Peat

Blue Line Jasper

Lime Green Tourmaline

Lime Green Tourmaline

Argillite

Needle Tourmaline

Needle Tourmaline

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Color-Change Tourmaline

Color-Change Tourmaline

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

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)

Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral) (Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur) — Synthetic / Textile

Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)

Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur

Synthetic / Textile

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum) (Moissanite (SiC)) — mineral

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)

Moissanite (SiC)

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

Diamond (or Cut Gemstone / Cubic Zirconia) (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Cut Gemstone / Cubic Zirconia)

Carbon (C)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineraloid (man-made)

Opalite

Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)

mineraloid (man-made)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalite Glass) — mineraloid (man-made)

Opalite

Synthetic Opalite Glass

mineraloid (man-made)

Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch) (Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)) — Non-geological

Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)

Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)

Opalite (Synthetic glass / Opalized glass) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthetic glass / Opalized glass

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia) (Cubic Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)

Cubic Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Limonite (Ironstone) (Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides)) — mineral

Limonite (Ironstone)

Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass) — mineraloid (man-made)

Opalite

Synthetic Opalized Glass

mineraloid (man-made)

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia) (Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)

Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Goldstone

Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)

mineraloid / man-made glass

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (High-silica natural glass)) — mineraloid

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (High-silica natural glass)

Blue glass-like gemstone specimen (likely dyed or synthetic quartz) (Uncertain; possibly blue-dyed quartz or synthetic glass, not confidently identifiable from the image) — gemstone

Blue glass-like gemstone specimen (likely dyed or synthetic quartz)

Uncertain; possibly blue-dyed quartz or synthetic glass, not confidently identifiable from the image

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

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)

Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass) (Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)) — Mineraloid/Synthetic Material

Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass)

Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)

Mineraloid/Synthetic Material

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic glass containing Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic glass containing Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)

Cobalt Blue Slag Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (anthropogenic) with Cobalt additives) — mineraloid

Cobalt Blue Slag Glass

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (anthropogenic) with Cobalt additives

Cubic Zirconia (as used in jewelry setting) (Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Cubic Zirconia (as used in jewelry setting)

Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)

Green glass-like cabochon, likely synthetic glass or resin (Unidentified green transparent material; possibly molded glass, synthetic spinel, or resin) — gemstone

Green glass-like cabochon, likely synthetic glass or resin

Unidentified green transparent material; possibly molded glass, synthetic spinel, or resin

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant) (Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant) — gemstone

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)

Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant

Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineraloid

Glass

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass; SiO2 content > 70%)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass; SiO2 content > 70%)

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)

Amber (Succinite (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (C10H16O)

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

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)

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

Cullet (Slag Glass)

Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)

Limonite (Iron-rich Siltstone / Sandstone base) (Hydrous ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite (Iron-rich Siltstone / Sandstone base)

Hydrous ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Slag (Industrial Glass) (Anthropogenic Amorphous Vitreous Silicate) — mineraloid

Slag (Industrial Glass)

Anthropogenic Amorphous Vitreous Silicate

Mahogany Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions), SiO2) — igneous

Mahogany Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions), SiO2

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

Blue Goldstone

Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions

Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz (Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components) — gemstone

Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz

Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide) (Silicon carbide (SiC)) — mineral

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)

Silicon carbide (SiC)

Cubic Zirconia (Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Cubic Zirconia

Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthetic Opalized Glass

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

Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)

Blue Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescent Glass (Cobalt-doped soda-lime glass)) — man-made glass

Blue Goldstone

Synthetic Aventurescent Glass (Cobalt-doped soda-lime glass)

Dyed Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony) — mineral

Dyed Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony