Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
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Browse synthetic (man made glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Polished black stone, likely obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; mostly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Libyan Desert Glass
Impact-melt silica glass (SiO2 + traces of Al, Fe, Ti)
Blue-beaded gemstone jewelry, likely lapis lazuli or dyed blue agate
Uncertain from the image; possible lazurite-bearing lapis lazuli (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S) or blue chalcedony (SiO₂)
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Amorphous calcium-magnesium-aluminum silicates)
Slag (Industrial Glass/Glassy Rock)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Material
Milky quartz (rough fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Concrete / Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Man-made composite material (Portland cement, aggregate, and water)
White pebble, likely quartz or calcite
Indeterminate from image; possible microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Unidentified polished dark gemstone cabochon
Possibly hematite, obsidian, jet, or dark agate; image insufficient for a definitive identification
Polished white calcite sphere (identification tentative)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Likely clear quartz crystal or glass-like gemstone
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the strongly magenta-lit image
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
Dzi Bead (Etched Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with chemical etching
Synthetic Marbled Aggregate (Footwear Component)
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (Croslite™)
Purple glassy pebble, possibly slag glass
Unidentified; likely man-made glass rather than a natural mineral
Tumbled black obsidian (likely)
Volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic glass (SiO₂)
Concrete / Conglomerate (Man-made)
Artificial Conglomerate (Cementitious Composite)
Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
Blue cabochon gemstone, likely synthetic spinel or glass
Undetermined; possible synthetic cobalt-blue spinel (MgAl₂O₄) or colored glass
Concrete rubble
Anthropogenic conglomerate
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron oxides
Lava Rock with Fabric Impression
Scoria or Basalt with anthropogenic impressions
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
Polished obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic SiO₂
Titanium Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Titanium and Niobium
Concretion with Geode Cavity
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Concrete fragment or Conglomerate
Artificial Conglomerate (Concrete) or Natural Conglomerate
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely agate/jasper variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Synthetic Costume Glove (Paws)
Polyethylene terephthalate (Polyester) & Polyurethane blend
Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)
Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia
Felsic Drill Core (likely Gneiss or Granite)
Felsic Metamorphic Rock (Gneissic profile)
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Engineerged Quartz (Quartz Composite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in a polymer resin matrix
Porcelain (White Ceramic)
Mullite-bearing Vitrified Ceramic (Major phases: Mullite Al6Si2O13, Glassy Silica SiO2)
Chakra Stone Tower (Composite Multi-Mineral)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide composite (SiO2) with various inclusions
Blue goldstone
Man-made aventurine glass containing metallic copper particles; not a natural mineral