Rough White Zircon
Zircon (Zirconium Silicate, ZrSiO4)
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Browse synthetic (not a rock or mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Rough White Zircon
Zircon (Zirconium Silicate, ZrSiO4)
Strawberry Quartz (or Sunstone / Tumbled Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Lepidocrocite inclusions
Blue opalite (often sold as synthetic opal)
Opalite glass; amorphous hydrated silica if natural opal (SiO₂·nH₂O)
Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. Na6Ca2Al6Si6O24(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Red glass-like crystal, likely synthetic ruby or red glass
Uncertain from image; possible corundum (ruby), Al₂O₃, or synthetic glass
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with ferric iron impurities
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dyes
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Crystallized Carbon (C) for Diamond; Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2) for CZ
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
Polished ruby cabochon (likely synthetic or treated)
Corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), colored red by chromium
Blue-green tumbled gemstone, likely turquoise or dyed turquoise
Turquoise: hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; identification is uncertain from the blurry image
White Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Red goldstone beads
Goldstone (man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
Synthetic Ruby (Jewel Bearings)
Synthetic Corundum (Al2O3 doped with Chromium)
Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Iron-rich weathered rock or limonite/goethite nodule
Limonite (mixture dominated by goethite, FeO(OH)·nH₂O), possibly with quartz or clay
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture including Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Diaspore α-AlO(OH))
Likely weathered iron-rich rock or mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly limonite/goethite-rich material with quartz or feldspar
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide coloration and possible breccia fragments
Strawberry Quartz (Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Cubic Zirconia (as a jewelry specimen)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon carbide (SiC)
Gemstone jewelry ensemble
Likely mixed gemstone and glass-bead jewelry; exact stones cannot be determined from the image
Blue gemstone ring, likely lapis lazuli
Lapis lazuli: lazurite-rich metamorphic rock, chiefly (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO)2, commonly with calcite and pyrite
Clear quartz crystal sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Black spinel bead strand
Spinel, magnesium aluminum oxide (MgAl₂O₄)
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
n/a
Amber (Simulated/Faturan Style)
Resin mix (Likely Phenolic/Celluloid if synthetic, Succinite if natural)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)