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Synthetic (Glass)

Browse synthetic (glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Opalite

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Zincite

Sideromelane

Lead Feldspar

Black Obsidian

Maskelynite

Obsidian

Tachylite

Hyalite Opal

Perlite

Macusanite

Libyan Desert Glass (Libyan Desert Glass (Impactite)) — meteorite

Libyan Desert Glass

Libyan Desert Glass (Impactite)

Uncertain blue-white mineral fragment (Possibly calcite or quartz; identification is limited because the specimen is tiny and partly translucent) — mineral

Uncertain blue-white mineral fragment

Possibly calcite or quartz; identification is limited because the specimen is tiny and partly translucent

Snowflake Obsidian (Spherulitic Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass with Phenocrysts of Cristobalite)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Spherulitic Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass with Phenocrysts of Cristobalite)

Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineraloid

Glass

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Muscovite Mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Muscovite Mica (Golden/Yellow variety) (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica (Golden/Yellow variety)

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2

Cullet Glass / Slag Glass (Amorphous silica glass) — man-made glass / industrial byproduct

Cullet Glass / Slag Glass

Amorphous silica glass

man-made glass / industrial byproduct

Sea Glass (Cobalt Blue) (Amorphous Silica (Glass with Cobalt additives)) — Anthropogenic specimen (man-made)

Sea Glass (Cobalt Blue)

Amorphous Silica (Glass with Cobalt additives)

Anthropogenic specimen (man-made)

Slag Glass (Cullet) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants) — Anthropogenic (Man-made)

Slag Glass (Cullet)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants

Anthropogenic (Man-made)

Cullet (Slag Glass) (Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants) — mineraloid / anthropogenic

Cullet (Slag Glass)

Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants

mineraloid / anthropogenic

Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass) (Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)) — mineraloid

Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass)

Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Obsidian (Volcanic glass) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass

Tumbled mahogany obsidian (Volcanic glass, predominantly rhyolitic silica (SiO₂), with iron-oxide inclusions) — igneous

Tumbled mahogany obsidian

Volcanic glass, predominantly rhyolitic silica (SiO₂), with iron-oxide inclusions

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Obsidian (Volcanic glass (Mainly SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass (Mainly SiO2)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions (SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions (SiO2)

Blue goldstone beads (Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli) — mineral

Blue goldstone beads

Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli

Blue Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)) — Antropogenic (Man-made glass byproduct)

Blue Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)

Antropogenic (Man-made glass byproduct)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic glass with Phenocrysts (SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic glass with Phenocrysts (SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)

Blue slag glass or dyed glass-like industrial material (Amorphous silicate glass; likely copper-bearing blue slag, but possibly colored man-made glass) — mineral

Blue slag glass or dyed glass-like industrial material

Amorphous silicate glass; likely copper-bearing blue slag, but possibly colored man-made glass

Green glassy mineral specimen, likely chromium-bearing fluorite (tentative) (Fluorite, CaF₂, possibly green fluorite; identification uncertain from image) — mineral

Green glassy mineral specimen, likely chromium-bearing fluorite (tentative)

Fluorite, CaF₂, possibly green fluorite; identification uncertain from image

Cobalt Blue Glass / Cullet Glass (Silicon dioxide (Amorphous man-made glass)) — mineral

Cobalt Blue Glass / Cullet Glass

Silicon dioxide (Amorphous man-made glass)

Sea Glass (White/Clear) (Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO) — Anthropogenic (Man-made product subject to geological processes)

Sea Glass (White/Clear)

Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO

Anthropogenic (Man-made product subject to geological processes)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)

Sea Glass (Amorphous Silica (Glass) SiO2) — Mineraloid (Man-made origin)

Sea Glass

Amorphous Silica (Glass) SiO2

Mineraloid (Man-made origin)

Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)) — mineraloid / industrial byproduct

Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)

mineraloid / industrial byproduct

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

Cullet (Slag Glass)

Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)

Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral) (Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment) — Synthetic material (Not a natural rock/mineral)

Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment

Synthetic material (Not a natural rock/mineral)

Gastly (Trick or Trade Halloween Series) (Cellulose-carbonaceous composite (Lignocellulose laminated with pigmentary polymers)) — Mineral (Synthetic - Paper and Ink Polymorph)

Gastly (Trick or Trade Halloween Series)

Cellulose-carbonaceous composite (Lignocellulose laminated with pigmentary polymers)

Mineral (Synthetic - Paper and Ink Polymorph)

Hand-Drawn Trading Card (Amateur Artwork) (Cellulose-based substrate with wax/graphite/ink deposit (n/a for minerals)) — Organic/Synthetic Composite (Paper and Pigment)

Hand-Drawn Trading Card (Amateur Artwork)

Cellulose-based substrate with wax/graphite/ink deposit (n/a for minerals)

Organic/Synthetic Composite (Paper and Pigment)

Quartz with Mica (Pegmatite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2)) — igneous

Quartz with Mica (Pegmatite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2)

Snowflake Obsidian (Hydrated Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Hydrated Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions

Quartz with Muscovite Mica (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Quartz with Muscovite Mica

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Muscovite Mica (with Schist) (Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — metamorphic

Muscovite Mica (with Schist)

Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Mica (Muscovite) (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Mica (Muscovite)

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)