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Glass

Browse glass specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Sideromelane

Black Obsidian

Maskelynite

Obsidian

Tachylite

Hyalite Opal

Perlite

Opalite

Macusanite

Pink Obsidian

Goldstone

Palagonite

Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass) (Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)) — Mineraloid/Synthetic Material

Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass)

Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)

Mineraloid/Synthetic Material

Muscovite Mica (with Quartz matrix) (Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica (with Quartz matrix)

Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Snowflake Obsidian (Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions (70-75% SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions (70-75% SiO2)

Goldstone (Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)) — mineraloid / man-made glass

Goldstone

Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)

mineraloid / man-made glass

Chert (Flint) with Limestone Coating (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) cortex) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint) with Limestone Coating

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) cortex

Opalite (Synthetic glass (SiO2 + metal additions)) — mineraloid

Opalite

Synthetic glass (SiO2 + metal additions)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Blue quartz (likely dyed or synthetic-treated quartz beads) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Blue quartz (likely dyed or synthetic-treated quartz beads)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Botryoidal quartz (likely milky quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Botryoidal quartz (likely milky quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Muscovite) in Schist Matrix) — metamorphic

Muscovite Schist

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Muscovite) in Schist Matrix

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

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst Quartz fragment (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst Quartz fragment

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rhinestone (or glass crystal) (Silicon dioxide (if glass) / Various) — Mineral/gemstone imitation

Rhinestone (or glass crystal)

Silicon dioxide (if glass) / Various

Mineral/gemstone imitation

Amethyst and Green Aventurine (Tumbled Gemstones set in a wand) (Quartz (SiO2) varieties - Amethyst and Aventurine) — gemstone

Amethyst and Green Aventurine (Tumbled Gemstones set in a wand)

Quartz (SiO2) varieties - Amethyst and Aventurine

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint when dark) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pumice (Pumice (a highly vesicular, silicic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (a highly vesicular, silicic volcanic rock)

Green Sea Glass (Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides) — mineraloid / anthropogenic (man-made origin)

Green Sea Glass

Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides

mineraloid / anthropogenic (man-made origin)

Quartz (Grain) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Grain)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Snowflake Obsidian (Obsidian with Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Obsidian with Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)

Clear quartz crystal (likely) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Clear quartz crystal (likely)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

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

Muscovite (Mica)

Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Aventurine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions) — metamorphic

Aventurine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Milky quartz pebble (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz pebble

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Muscovite Mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Sea Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral/Man-made

Sea Glass

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mineral/Man-made

Slag Glass (Silicon dioxide with impurities) — mineral

Slag Glass

Silicon dioxide with impurities

Slag (Industrial Glass Slag) (Amorphous Silica / Ferro-silicate Slag) — mineraloid / anthropogenic

Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)

Amorphous Silica / Ferro-silicate Slag

mineraloid / anthropogenic

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

Quartz (Clear/Milky)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Smoky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green glass cabochon or tumbled stone (Indeterminate; likely man-made glass, possibly aventurine glass rather than a natural mineral) — mineral

Green glass cabochon or tumbled stone

Indeterminate; likely man-made glass, possibly aventurine glass rather than a natural mineral

Blue opalite (often sold as synthetic opal) (Opalite glass; amorphous hydrated silica if natural opal (SiO₂·nH₂O)) — gemstone

Blue opalite (often sold as synthetic opal)

Opalite glass; amorphous hydrated silica if natural opal (SiO₂·nH₂O)

Obsidian (Obsidian (volcanic glass; primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (volcanic glass; primarily SiO2)