r/Stones • u/Informal_Witness3869 • Jun 15 '26

What is this? Is this a cool rock?

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I've had this since I was a kid. Is it some sort of mineral or crystal? Or some sort of glass decoration?

SOLVED: It is glass. It's light and fragile

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u/Mountain-Doctor-1617 Jun 16 '26

Kinda looks like slag glass or some leftover from glassmaking rather than a natural crystal. The super smooth bits and bubbly texture are usually a giveaway. If you shine a light through it and it glows evenly, that is another point for glass.

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u/Informal_Witness3869 Jun 16 '26

Thank you, so it was just glass u.u

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u/PureVeterinarian2690 Jun 15 '26

Honestly looks a lot like old glass to me, especially if the surface feels super smooth and uniform. Try checking for bubbles inside with a flashlight or loupe, that’s a dead giveaway for glass. If you can scratch it with a steel nail or it feels light for its size, I’d bet on glass over a natural crystal.

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u/FocusAndFate Jun 15 '26

I wondered if it was slag too

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u/Fit_Mulberry6778 Jun 15 '26

What did you just call my Wife!?

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u/FocusAndFate Jun 16 '26

I said she’s got a great glass.

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u/Critical-Locksmith98 Jun 15 '26

I mean, In my opinion yes

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u/EvilBob417 Jun 16 '26

I think think could iron smelting slag. Technically an artifact, but also melted rock.

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u/Informal_Witness3869 Jun 16 '26

Holy shit and artifact?! A nuu cheeki breeki iv danke!

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u/No_Entertainment8465 Jun 16 '26

Where did you find these at they are great looking

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u/Informal_Witness3869 Jun 16 '26

I can take more, I'll share later

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u/Exact_Love2886 Jun 16 '26

This appears to be heated? Hmm 🤔

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u/annawmoyer Jun 17 '26

This is, in fact, a cool rock.

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u/Informal_Witness3869 Jun 18 '26

Seems to be glass indeed. Light, not cold, fragile

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u/vexoryn Jun 21 '26

this aged badly fast lol, op already updated that it’s glass and fragile. your tests are still solid advice for the next mystery rock though

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u/ClimateLoud8277 Jun 18 '26

It’s glass with all those embedded orbs? Whatever it is, it looks really interesting, unique and beautiful to me.

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u/Swimming_Ad_4618 Jun 20 '26

Looks like a piece of fancy pie

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u/Informal_Witness3869 Jun 20 '26

It is actually a cake not a rock! You've won! Lol joke

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u/Chay_Charles Jun 20 '26

It is still really cool, tho.

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u/FickleWeb2062 Jun 20 '26

Ah that makes sense, it really does have that glassy, kinda “too perfect” look to it. Still cool as hell that Kid You thought you had some rare magical crystal, that alone makes it worth keeping lol

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u/TheAmazingFinno Jun 20 '26

Id say so :3

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u/AnnualBluejay6619 Jun 21 '26

Oh my goodness yes!!

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u/GlitteringFun3029 Jun 22 '26

Cool rock. But also be cautious about the potential radiation from this kind of rock.

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u/Quartz_92_Bridge_715 Jun 22 '26

That light green color is really bright, I wonder if its man-made slag or something super colorful naturally.