Lava Stone and Chakra Beads
Basalt (with various mineral/synthetic beads)
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Browse synthetic (not a rock or mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Lava Stone and Chakra Beads
Basalt (with various mineral/synthetic beads)
Unidentified gray rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; possibly quartz- or feldspar-rich silicate material
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
Portable Ceramic Space Heater
Polished Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with Ceramic Heating Elements
Clear Quartz crystals on a Matrix base (Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Small pink mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly rose quartz or feldspar
Painted Rock
Weathered Sedimentary Rock (Painted)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with cobalt and metal flecks
Faceted Gemstone
Unknown transparent mineral, possibly Diamond (C), Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2), Quartz (SiO2), or Glass
Turquoise cabochon pendant
Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate — CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Pearl strand
Nacreous pearl, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) with conchiolin protein
Weathered dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly iron-rich basalt, slag, or a sulfide-bearing mineral
Blue-and-white opalite sphere
Opalite (commercial synthetic or glass-based imitation; not true opal), typically silica glass or synthetic opalescent material
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Pink Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic pigment
Blue stone cabochon, likely lapis lazuli or dyed stone
Lapis lazuli: lazurite-rich rock, chiefly (Na,Ca)₈(AlSiO₄)₆(S,SO)₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Unknown dark mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly a dark silicate mineral or slag-like geological fragment
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Fossilized stromatolite or laminated microbial mat
Layered carbonate/chert fossil; exact taxon indeterminate from the image
Granite (Leucogranite)
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite)
Blue glass-like bead or gemstone keychain ornament
Indeterminate; likely cobalt-blue glass or synthetic blue spinel, not identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
Painted River Rock
Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock
Digital Multimeter (Synthetic Object)
Digital Multimeter (DMM)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dyes
Beach Pebble Quartzite / Chalcedony Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Painted River Rock
Painted Quartzite or Smooth Siltstone
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Ruby (in costume jewelry context)
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium impurities
Blue-violet faceted gemstone, likely amethyst
Quartz (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation
Blue Agate Geode (Dyed)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Weathered granite or granitic pegmatite fragment
Granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica, possibly iron-oxide alteration
Faceted Clear Quartz or Diamond Simulant
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) if Quartz or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) if Synthetic
Plastic Building Toy (Lego-style piece)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
Blue-green turquoise (probable)
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Pink Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Carnelian
Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Hematite cameo or hematine imitation
Hematite (Fe₂O₃); possibly synthetic hematine or black glass
Clear faceted gemstone, likely synthetic cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); visual identification is not definitive and diamond or synthetic moissanite are alternatives