MacBook Pro Retina Display cover "glass" material?

We all know that the screen "cover" of the MacBook Pro with Retina display isn't actually a cover glass but a part of the screen itself.
But is it still actual glass/Gorilla Glass like on the old MacBook models or is it some kind of plastic now (that would get more easily scratched)?

I doubt it's gorilla glass at all, but if the others who replied did some research before jumping in with ridiculous claims, they'd find that it is arsenic free glass used in the display. Highly resistant to micro scratches.

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