Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)
Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)
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Browse synthetic (glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)
Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)
Synthetic Sapphire and Ion-X Glass
Single-crystal Alumina (Al2O3) and Ion-strengthened Aluminosilicate Glass
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Sapphire (likely lab-grown or treated)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Faceted pale-green gemstone, likely prasiolite or green quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely prasiolite; identification is uncertain from the photograph
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Aventurescent Glass (Cobalt-doped soda-lime glass)
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with cobalt and metal flecks
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)
Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Ruby (Faceted)
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
Faceted Diamond or Cubic Zirconia
Carbon (C) for Diamond; Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) for CZ
Opalite
Man-made opalized glass
Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Colorless Gemstone (possibly Diamond or Cubic Zirconia)
C (Diamond) or ZrO2 (Cubic Zirconia)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Cobalt/Copper inclusions)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Cubic Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Amethyst cabochon
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation
Diamond (or Clear Quartz / Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red faceted gemstone jewelry setting
Likely synthetic ruby or red spinel centerpiece with colorless accent stones; exact identification requires gemological testing
Blue opalite (often sold as synthetic opal)
Opalite glass; amorphous hydrated silica if natural opal (SiO₂·nH₂O)
Green cabochon gemstone, likely aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Indeterminate from image; possible quartz variety (SiO₂), including aventurine quartz or chalcedony
Red synthetic corundum (ruby-colored lab-grown sapphire)
Corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), likely synthetic and chromium-colored
Faceted Clear Gemstone (Likely Quartz or Cubic Zirconia)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Silicon
Crystalline Silicon (Si)
Tumbled Clear Quartz and Citrine Points
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities
Faceted Quartz or Cubic Zirconia
SiO2 (Quartz) or ZrO2 (Cubic Zirconia)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Tumbled amethyst
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂), colored by trace iron and irradiation
Goldstone
Avventurina (Man-made Glass with Copper inclusions)
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Synthetic cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); identity is visual and not definitive