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Man Made Glass (Often Grouped With Minerals In Lapidary)

Browse man made glass (often grouped with minerals in lapidary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Opalite

Goldstone

Euxenite

Blue Goldstone

Serpentinite

Serpentine

Potassium Feldspar

Potassium Feldspar

Pink Lady Obsidian

Pele's Tears

Electric Blue Obsidian

Red Obsidian

Black Shale

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite

Sodalite (Sunset Sodalite) (Sodalite: Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2) — mineral

Sodalite (Sunset Sodalite)

Sodalite: Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2) — mineral

Sodalite

Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2

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

Chert (Flint nodule)

Chert (SiO2)

Sunstone (Feldspar group (Oligoclase / Labradorite)) — gemstone

Sunstone

Feldspar group (Oligoclase / Labradorite)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dyed Quartz (often sold as 'Blue Quartz' or 'Blue Agate') (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment) — mineral

Dyed Quartz (often sold as 'Blue Quartz' or 'Blue Agate')

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment

Biotite (Black Mica) (Biotite [K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2]) — mineral

Biotite (Black Mica)

Biotite [K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2]

Blue calcite sphere (Calcite (CaCO₃), commonly blue-calcite variety) — mineral

Blue calcite sphere

Calcite (CaCO₃), commonly blue-calcite variety

Almandine Garnet (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Almandine Garnet

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Sea Glass (Cobalt Blue) (Amorphous Silica (Glass with Cobalt additives)) — Anthropogenic specimen (man-made)

Sea Glass (Cobalt Blue)

Amorphous Silica (Glass with Cobalt additives)

Anthropogenic specimen (man-made)

Quartz (Yellow/Orange variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Yellow/Orange variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2) — mineral

Sodalite

Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2

Quartz (Peach / Hematoid Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Peach / Hematoid Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sunstone (Oligoclase or Andesine (Feldspar Group), (Ca,Na)((Al,Si)4O8)) — mineral

Sunstone

Oligoclase or Andesine (Feldspar Group), (Ca,Na)((Al,Si)4O8)

Rough Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby mixture) (Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)) — mineral

Rough Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby mixture)

Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)

Biotite (Mica) (Biotite group (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Biotite (Mica)

Biotite group (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)

Chert (specifically Tan/Gray Chert) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Tan/Gray Chert)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

Pink Quartz Grains (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pink Quartz Grains

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sea Glass (Amorphous Silica (Glass) SiO2) — Mineraloid (Man-made origin)

Sea Glass

Amorphous Silica (Glass) SiO2

Mineraloid (Man-made origin)

Chert Nodules in Limestone (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules in Limestone

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix

Ironstone Nodules (Limonite/Hematite) (Goethite/Hematite mix (FeO(OH)/Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Nodules (Limonite/Hematite)

Goethite/Hematite mix (FeO(OH)/Fe2O3)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)

Tourmalinated Quartz (Quartz (SiO2) with Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) inclusions) — mineral

Tourmalinated Quartz

Quartz (SiO2) with Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) inclusions

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Almandine Garnet (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Almandine Garnet

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

Tumbled sodalite with white calcite veining (Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, commonly intergrown with calcite, CaCO3) — mineral

Tumbled sodalite with white calcite veining

Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, commonly intergrown with calcite, CaCO3

Green Jasper with Quartz veins (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Jasper with Quartz veins

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartz (Tumbled Peach/Pink Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Tumbled Peach/Pink Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Desert Rose (Barite Rose / Gypsum Rose) (Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Hydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4%22H2O)) — mineral

Desert Rose (Barite Rose / Gypsum Rose)

Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Hydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4%22H2O)

Black Tourmaline (Schorl) (Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)) — mineral

Black Tourmaline (Schorl)

Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)

Garnet (Almandine) (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Garnet (Almandine)

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartzite

Black Tourmaline (Schorl) (Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH)) — mineral

Black Tourmaline (Schorl)

Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH)

Vuggy Quartz / Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Vuggy Quartz / Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (Permineralized organic tissue)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (Permineralized organic tissue)