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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

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Common Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineral

Green Common Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Granite (Granite (a broadly defined plutonic igneous rock, often more specifically classified as quartz monzonite or granodiorite based on precise mineral percentages)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (a broadly defined plutonic igneous rock, often more specifically classified as quartz monzonite or granodiorite based on precise mineral percentages)

Quartzite with Iron Inclusions (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Iron Inclusions

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz / Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz Pebble with Iron Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble with Iron Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz with Iron Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) — mineral

Lepidolite

K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2

Chert Geode or Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Geode or Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz Druzy Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Lepidolite on Pegmatite (Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Lepidolite on Pegmatite

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)

Coral Fossil (Petoskey-style or Colonial) (Hexagonaria percarinata (Order: Rugosa)) — fossil

Coral Fossil (Petoskey-style or Colonial)

Hexagonaria percarinata (Order: Rugosa)

Rose Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Green Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

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

Quartz (Iron-Stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chrysocolla on Quartz with Iron Oxides (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)) — mineral

Chrysocolla on Quartz with Iron Oxides

Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)

Greenstone / Greenschist (Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic rock)) — metamorphic

Greenstone / Greenschist

Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic rock)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4

Chalcedony (Fire Agate or Carnelian variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Chalcedony (Fire Agate or Carnelian variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Agate (or Chalcedony with Moss/Jasper Inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (or Chalcedony with Moss/Jasper Inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Peach/Pink Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite with inclusions (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with accessory minerals)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with inclusions

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with accessory minerals)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartz (Gravel Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Gravel Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Chalcedony (common opal or chert variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary (mineraloid/microcrystalline quartz)

Yellow Chalcedony (common opal or chert variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary (mineraloid/microcrystalline quartz)

Basalt with Chert/Obsidian blade (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) with Microcrystalline Silica (Chert)) — igneous

Basalt with Chert/Obsidian blade

Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) with Microcrystalline Silica (Chert)

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

Chert

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Micaceous Rock (likely Muscovite Schist/Gneiss or a Muscovite-rich Specimen) (Predominantly Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2), often found in rocks like Muscovite Schist or Muscovite Gneiss.) — Metamorphic, Mineral (within a rock type)

Micaceous Rock (likely Muscovite Schist/Gneiss or a Muscovite-rich Specimen)

Predominantly Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2), often found in rocks like Muscovite Schist or Muscovite Gneiss.

Metamorphic, Mineral (within a rock type)

Milky Quartz with Hematite inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Hematite inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

Chert (Pink and Yellow Chert) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Pink and Yellow Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Golden Healer Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions) — mineral

Golden Healer Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)