Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Synthetic Mineral Simulant / Glass
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Synthetic (Man Made Glass)
Browse synthetic (man made glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Mineral (Synthetic / Man-made)
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Synthetic/Man-made Glass
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Synthetic (Man-made Glass)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Cobalt/Copper)
Synthetic (Man-made Glass)
Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Synthetic/Man-made glass (often mistaken for a mineral)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
mineral
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
mineraloid (synthetic)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
mineral
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Mineral (Synthetic/Man-made)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
mineraloid
Synthetic Resin Charm (Seal Shape)
Polymer Resin with plastic glitter / Polyethylene terephthalate glitters
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineraloid (synthetic)
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
Asphalt / Road Aggregate
Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)
sedimentary
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
mineral (synthetic)
ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z
Synthetic Polymer (Synthetic Material)
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made glass
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
mineral
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Synthetic Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
mineraloid (man-made)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Man-made glass (often grouped with minerals in lapidary)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
mineraloid (synthetic)
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Man-made Object (Ring)
Synthetic Resin / Plastic Figurine
Synthetic Polymer (Copolymer of Polyethylene or Resin)
Mineraloid-like Synthetic Material
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation)
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide
Synthetic/Man-made Polymer
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Synthetic (Ceramic)
Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic
mineral
Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
mineral
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
not a rock