Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
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Browse synthetic (man made glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Man-made earbud charging case (Not a rock or mineral)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with electronic components
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Green iridescent glass cabochon or synthetic gemstone
Likely synthetic glass; possibly coated synthetic quartz or lab-created green gemstone
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Blue opalite glass cabochon (likely imitation opal)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral
Tumbled white chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky quartz (likely rough quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Goldstone
Man-made glass containing cuprous oxide
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Faceted gemstone in a jewelry setting
Indeterminate from image; likely quartz, cubic zirconia, or another transparent faceted stone
Cobalt Glass Slug (Cullet)
Man-made Silicate Glass with Cobalt Oxide (CoO)
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Sea Glass (specifically Frosted White)
Amorphous Silica (substance: Sodium-calcium silicate glass)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
Polished milky quartz (likely quartz worry stone or wand)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
White quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Goldstone (Brown/Gold)
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with Copper inclusions)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
Green glass-like mineral specimen, likely fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), if natural; appearance may also indicate colored glass
Small pebble, likely limestone
Unidentified carbonate pebble, possibly micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Rainbow Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with metallic coating
Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Small rounded mineral pebble, possibly quartz
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline or crystalline SiO₂ (quartz), potentially with iron-oxide staining
Polished black pebble, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite (likely imitation opal glass)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral (often sold as opalite)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)