Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by composition]
6. inorganic material
7. glass (material)
8. [glass by composition or origin]
9. lead glass
10. flint glass
11. paste (glass)

Anotations

Scope note:

A colorless artificial gem of paste or glass, often with facets that sparkle in imitation of a diamond. Also refers to foil-backed or silvered cut glass used to imitate diamonds. Rhinestones were originally quartz pebbles found in the Rhine River, thus the name.