Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal
Category
Browse glass specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silica - SiO2)
Green Aventurine in Host Rock
SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)
Rough Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (with metal oxide inclusions)
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic glass) - SiO2
Slag Glass
Glassy Silicate Residue
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicate (Man-made)
Iron Slag
Ferrous slag (primarily silicates and oxides of calcium, iron, and magnesium)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (specifically Gray/Black Chert)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Obsidian
Extrusive igneous volcanic glass
Tumbled Agate and Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese
Yellow Quartz / Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Gray Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slag (Anthropogenic Glass/Iron byproduct)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions (SiO2)
Quartz (Gray or Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Igneous Rock)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Aventurescent Glass (Cobalt-doped soda-lime glass)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Milky and Gray)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Spherulite Inclusions (70-75% SiO2)
Fulgurite
Liesegang (Fulgurite)
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
Sea Glass (often mistaken for Gemstones)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with trace additives
Agate Slices and Clear Quartz Points
Agate (SiO2 Chalcedony) and Clear Quartz (SiO2 Crystalline)
Chalcedony (Grey/White Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)