Chalcedony (Botryoidal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse man made glass mineral simulant specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chalcedony (Botryoidal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely with Quartz Veining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone (specifically White Moonstone or Girasol Quartz)
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Quartzite with Dendritic Manganese Oxide Inclusions
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with Mn-oxides)
Quartz Vein in Schist
Quartz (SiO2) in Mica Schist
Quartzite (Coldwater or Druzy Quartz over Quartzite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)
Black Obsidian cabochon
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Polished green aventurine (likely)
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), commonly containing fuchsite mica
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Micaceous)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Mica)
Milky quartz (quartz-rich rock fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Raw quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Unidentified Dark Mineral or Rock
Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide or Carbon-based)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich rock fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony or quartz-bearing breccia
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst and Green Aventurine (Tumbled Gemstones set in a wand)
Quartz (SiO2) varieties - Amethyst and Aventurine
Quartz (Smoky/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely weathered quartz-rich stone
Probably quartz-bearing sandstone or milky quartz; exact identification requires testing
Quartz (Milky/Gold-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled pale stone, likely milky quartz or calcite
Quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing
Likely polished/tumbled quartz-rich specimen
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly an agate or chalcedony variety
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)
Milky quartz-rich rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz with minor iron-stained gangue
Quartz (Crystal Point/Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Quartz (likely Milky or Smoky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2