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Synthetic (Man Made Glass)
Browse synthetic (man made glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
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View all →Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Green iridescent glass cabochon or synthetic gemstone
Likely synthetic glass; possibly coated synthetic quartz or lab-created green gemstone
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Sea Glass (specifically Frosted White)
Amorphous Silica (substance: Sodium-calcium silicate glass)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
Polished black pebble, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Small rounded mineral pebble, possibly quartz
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline or crystalline SiO₂ (quartz), potentially with iron-oxide staining
Polished milky quartz (likely quartz worry stone or wand)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
White quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Cobalt Glass Slug (Cullet)
Man-made Silicate Glass with Cobalt Oxide (CoO)
Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Rainbow Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with metallic coating
Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
Green glass-like mineral specimen, likely fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), if natural; appearance may also indicate colored glass
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)
Goldstone (Brown/Gold)
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with Copper inclusions)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)
White quartz pebble or chip
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Unidentified translucent crystal/mineral fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂), but visual identification is uncertain
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Blue faceted gemstone ring, likely synthetic sapphire or blue topaz
Uncertain from image; possible corundum (Al₂O₃) or topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂)
Blue faceted gemstone, likely synthetic sapphire or blue glass
Corundum (Al₂O₃) if sapphire; identity cannot be confirmed visually
Pink Quartz / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Yellow faceted gemstone, likely citrine or yellow sapphire
Uncertain; probable quartz (SiO₂) or corundum (Al₂O₃)
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Faceted glass-like gemstone object
Likely synthetic glass or cubic zirconia; exact material cannot be confirmed from the image