Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
Category
Browse synthetic (glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
Clear Quartz (faceted) / Diamond Simulant
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Green glassy cabochon, likely dyed or synthetic material
Uncertain; possibly green obsidian, chrysoprase, or synthetic glass
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opaque silicious glass
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass / Opalized Glass
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Silica-based)
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
Opalite Egg
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Rose Quartz and Cherry Quartz (Dyed Glass/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions/dye
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Clear Quartz crystals on a Matrix base (Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
Blue Quartz / Glass Gemstone Pendant
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) or Synthetic Glass
Opalite
Synthetic glass (SiO2 + metal additions)
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Strawberry Quartz (Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Opalite (a synthetic glass, often confused with Opal)
Silicon dioxide glass (SiO2nH2O, for natural opal)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu small inclusions)
Opalite
Man-made Opalized Glass (Synthetic Glass)
Polished blue-black cabochon, likely blue obsidian or dyed glass-like stone
Indeterminate from image; possible natural obsidian (volcanic glass), commonly SiO₂-rich rhyolitic glass
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass / Man-made Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant