Brick fragment (Man-made material)
N/A (Fired clay)
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Browse synthetic glass (man made) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Brick fragment (Man-made material)
N/A (Fired clay)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Cobalt/Copper)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Red Sandstone or Brick Fragment
Arenite (if sandstone)
Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)
Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Cherry Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron-rich inclusions/dye)
Slag
Metallurgical by-product
Red faceted gemstone, likely synthetic ruby or red glass imitation
Possibly synthetic corundum (Al₂O₃:Cr³⁺); image alone cannot distinguish it from glass or another imitation
Porcelain Tile (Sandstone-look)
Man-made Ceramic (resembling Quartz-rich Sandstone)
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous Conglomerate / Asphalt Concrete
Rainbow Hematite (Titanium Coated)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Sandstone (with man-made markings)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Crescent Pebble
Weathered Quartzite or Sandstone Fragment
Boxwork or Septarian Concretion
Septarian nodule / Boxwork weathering
Black beaded bracelet, likely black onyx or glass
Possibly chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); the beads may instead be man-made glass
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Sandstone (with concrete/human-made layer)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz/Feldspar grains)
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with metallic film coating
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
Slag
Metallurgical Slag
Synthetic Convention Badge (Plastic/PVC)
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) / Polycarbonate
Blue goldstone beads
Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli
Synthetic Blue Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Infusion
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Blue Impression Jasper beads
Impression jasper (microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony), chiefly SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Cullet Glass (Strawberry Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants
Rounded graywacke or sandstone cobble
Lithified clastic sandstone; likely quartz–feldspar–lithic grain aggregate in a silica or calcite matrix
Bismuth crystal
Bismuth (Bi), synthetic laboratory-grown crystal
Clear Quartz (Faceted) or Cubic Zirconia / Glass imitation
SiO2 (if Quartz), ZrO2 (if Cubic Zirconia)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rock Crystal (Clear Quartz)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Green glass cabochon or tumbled stone
Indeterminate; likely man-made glass, possibly aventurine glass rather than a natural mineral
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)
Pyrite Concretion (Grapestone)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) Concretion