Sapphire
Corundum (Al₂O₃) with trace elements causing color variations.
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Browse synthetic (glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sapphire
Corundum (Al₂O₃) with trace elements causing color variations.
Apatite
Apatite group mineral (e.g., Fluorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite - Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Green Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial Glass Byproduct)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na4Al3Si3O12Cl)
Red Swirl Beads (Likely Resin or Glass, simulating Red Jasper or Agate)
N/A (for the beads as pictured); Red Jasper: SiO2 (Chert variety); Red Agate: SiO2 (Chalcedony variety)
Emerald
Beryl (variety Emerald), Be3Al2Si6O18 with Cr and/or V
Magnetic Hematite
Magnetized Hematite (an iron oxide mineral, Fe2O3, that has undergone magnetization)
Multi-stone gemstone ring
Likely faceted blue topaz or synthetic blue stone with clear stones, possibly cubic zirconia or diamond; metal setting appears silver-colored alloy
Cullet Glass (Industrial Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
N/A - Image is non-geological
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or Polypropylene (PP)
Man-made earbud charging case (Not a rock or mineral)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with electronic components
3D Printed PLA Elephant (Silk Multi-color)
Polylactic Acid (C3H4O2)n
Portable Ceramic Space Heater
Polished Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with Ceramic Heating Elements
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous Concrete / Pavement
Green glassy slag or manufactured glass bead
Noncrystalline silicate glass; likely industrial glass/slag, not a true mineral
Green Slag Glass
Cullet (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Cullet Glass (Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
Blue tumbled glass-like specimen; likely blue slag glass
Likely man-made glass (silicate glass), not a natural mineral; exact material cannot be confirmed from the image
Blue sea glass or blue glassy mineral fragment
Uncertain; likely man-made soda-lime glass, not a natural mineral
Sea glass (likely pale blue glass)
Human-made silicate glass, likely soda-lime glass; not a natural mineral or rock
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
Green sea glass or green glass-like tumbled material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely anthropogenic soda-lime glass, not a natural mineral
Sea Glass (Frosted Quartz/Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cobalt Glass Slug (Cullet)
Man-made Silicate Glass with Cobalt Oxide (CoO)
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass Fragment)
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Sediment)
Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides
Goldstone (likely red/brown aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; copper-bearing silicate glass (not a natural mineral)
Polished opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite is a commercial name, not a mineral; typically opalescent glass, often soda-lime silicate glass
Black obsidian (likely)
Volcanic glass; predominantly silica-rich, non-crystalline silicate glass
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda–lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Green Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)
Green sea glass (likely slag glass or bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a naturally occurring mineral
Opalite (likely imitation opal glass)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral (often sold as opalite)
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (Impactite)