Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Category
Browse sedimentary (man made) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Rainbow Hematite (Man-made/Treated)
Tumbled Hematite with Titanium/Anodized coating (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Clear quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Polished black pebble, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite; amorphous silica glass, not a natural mineral
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Rainbow Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with metallic coating
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Sea Glass (specifically Frosted White)
Amorphous Silica (substance: Sodium-calcium silicate glass)
Blue glassy gemstone cabochon, likely dyed chalcedony or glass
Uncertain; possible dyed chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite; not a true mineral, typically synthetic opalescent glass (silica-based)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Vesicular basalt (probable iron-rich volcanic rock)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and Fe-Ti oxides
Polished milky quartz (likely quartz worry stone or wand)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
White quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
Tumbled milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Milky quartz (likely rough quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
Aqua Aura Quartz
Titanium/Gold-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon carbide (SiC)
Cultured Marble (Synthetic)
Polymer-matrix composite (typically calcium carbonate in polyester resin)
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Small greenish crystal/mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly olivine, quartz, or a green gemstone fragment
Dalmatian jasper
Porphyritic microcrystalline quartz-rich rock, commonly sold as Dalmatian jasper; spots are chiefly arfvedsonite/amphibole minerals, sometimes altered feldspar
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)