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Man Made Glass Mineral Simulant

Browse man made glass mineral simulant specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Opalite

Goldstone

Blue Goldstone

Porphyritic Obsidian

Porphyritic Obsidian

Gold Sheen Obsidian

Zincite

Claystone

Carbonatite

Starry Night Obsidian

Marl

Dalmatian Jasper

Dalmatian Jasper

Mint Obsidian

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pink Quartz / Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pink Quartz / Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Strawberry Quartz and Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Strawberry Quartz and Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock matrix) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock matrix

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)

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

Green Aventurine

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chromium-bearing Fuchsite) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chromium-bearing Fuchsite

Aventurine (Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions) - SiO2) — mineral

Aventurine

Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions) - SiO2

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Tumbled milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Tumbled banded calcite (often sold as “onyx” or green onyx) (Calcite, CaCO₃; commonly banded cave/travertine calcite) — mineral

Tumbled banded calcite (often sold as “onyx” or green onyx)

Calcite, CaCO₃; commonly banded cave/travertine calcite

Geode fragment, likely quartz-lined basalt or chalcedony nodule (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining in a basaltic host) — mineral

Geode fragment, likely quartz-lined basalt or chalcedony nodule

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining in a basaltic host

Tumbled brown stone, likely smoky quartz or brown jasper (Probable smoky quartz (SiO₂) or iron-rich jasper (microcrystalline SiO₂); image alone is insufficient for certainty) — mineral

Tumbled brown stone, likely smoky quartz or brown jasper

Probable smoky quartz (SiO₂) or iron-rich jasper (microcrystalline SiO₂); image alone is insufficient for certainty

Translucent agate/chalcedony (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with agate-like banding) — mineral

Translucent agate/chalcedony

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with agate-like banding

Tumbled blue stone, likely blue aventurine or dyed quartzite (Quartz (SiO₂), likely with inclusions or artificial dye; exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Tumbled blue stone, likely blue aventurine or dyed quartzite

Quartz (SiO₂), likely with inclusions or artificial dye; exact identification requires testing

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz-rich pegmatite or quartz vein rock (Mostly quartz (SiO₂), with probable feldspar and iron-oxide staining) — igneous

Quartz-rich pegmatite or quartz vein rock

Mostly quartz (SiO₂), with probable feldspar and iron-oxide staining

Quartz (Rose/Pink variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Rose/Pink variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pink/red faceted gemstone, likely synthetic ruby or pink sapphire (Corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃); likely lab-grown or treated material) — gemstone

Pink/red faceted gemstone, likely synthetic ruby or pink sapphire

Corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃); likely lab-grown or treated material

Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz) — metamorphic

Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Mahogany Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — igneous

Mahogany Obsidian

Volcanic Glass with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Mica in Quartz Host (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)) — igneous

Mica in Quartz Host

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions) — Mineral (variety of Quartz)

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Mineral (variety of Quartz)

Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite (Quartz (SiO₂), potentially quartzite if the grainy texture is rock-wide) — mineral

Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite

Quartz (SiO₂), potentially quartzite if the grainy texture is rock-wide

Likely obsidian (possibly tektite or slag glass) (Volcanic glass; primarily SiO₂, noncrystalline) — igneous

Likely obsidian (possibly tektite or slag glass)

Volcanic glass; primarily SiO₂, noncrystalline

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)