Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2-rich)
Category
Browse man made glass (often grouped with minerals in lapidary) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2-rich)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified quartz arenite, arkose, graywacke, etc. depending on composition)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a concretionary structure
Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite / Epidosite
Epidote with Orthoclase and Quartz; (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)3(OH)) / (KAlSi3O8) / (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (or Agate/Quartzite)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Bloodstone/Heliotrope or Dark Green Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite (bottom) and Sodalite (top)
Epidotized Granite (Unakite) and Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Sodalite)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (variety of Chalcedony - SiO2)
Chert (Banded)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper influence)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or River Stone)
Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Siltstone-Chert mixture)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Iron-stained Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Septarian Concretion (Nodule)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Chert (Cherty Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride, CaF2
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysoprase
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2 variety)
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Dumortierite or Crocidolite inclusions)
Quartzite River Stone
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)
Jasper (Liver Jasper or Chocolate Jasper)
Jasper (Silicate - SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Opaque Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Jasper
Jasper (Silicates, SiO2)