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Glass

Browse glass specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Sideromelane

Sideromelane

Black Obsidian

Black Obsidian

Maskelynite

Maskelynite

Obsidian

Obsidian

Tachylite

Tachylite

Hyalite Opal

Hyalite Opal

Macusanite

Macusanite

Perlite

Perlite

Opalite

Opalite

Pink Obsidian

Pink Obsidian

Goldstone

Goldstone

Palagonite

Palagonite

Quartz (Smoky/Clear variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky/Clear variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Crystal Fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Crystal Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst (Chevron Amethyst/Dream Amethyst) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst (Chevron Amethyst/Dream Amethyst)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities

Chert (Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Chert / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper Shard / Chert (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper Shard / Chert

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz

Flint or Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint or Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Smoky or Clear variety with inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky or Clear variety with inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Chert/Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (Chert/Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (specifically Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (specifically Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Goldstone (N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)) — Manufactured Glass

Goldstone

N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)

Manufactured Glass

Muscovite Mica (Granitic Pegmatite) (Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica (Granitic Pegmatite)

Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Chert Nodules (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Slag Glass (Cullet) (Amorphous Silica / Glass residue) — Man-made byproduct (Non-geological)

Slag Glass (Cullet)

Amorphous Silica / Glass residue

Man-made byproduct (Non-geological)

Pearl and Garnet Glass (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass) — mineral and glass

Pearl and Garnet Glass

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass

mineral and glass

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Cherty Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Cherty Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Variety of Rough Mineral Specimens) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Variety of Rough Mineral Specimens)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Brown Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Brown Chert

Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Common Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Common Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Citrine (Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

Milky Quartz Pebble with Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble with Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)