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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

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

Yellow Quartz / Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Rock Crystal

Pink Granite (Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Rock)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Rock)

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

Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety) (Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)) — mineral

Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety)

Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)

Smoky Quartz on Feldspar (Granite Pegmatite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — igneous

Smoky Quartz on Feldspar (Granite Pegmatite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Feldspar (Aluminosilicate (KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)) — mineral

Feldspar

Aluminosilicate (KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)

Quartz with Feldspar Veining (Silica (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) inclusions) — mineral

Quartz with Feldspar Veining

Silica (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) inclusions

Quartz (specifically Clear and Rose Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (specifically Clear and Rose Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Black tourmaline beads (likely schorl) (Schorl, NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄) — mineral

Black tourmaline beads (likely schorl)

Schorl, NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄

Yellow Chert (Chert / Cryptocrystalline Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (Chert / Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble) (Quartzite (mainly SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)

Quartzite (mainly SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Gravel Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Tumbled white quartz pebble (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled white quartz pebble

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

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

Green Quartz (Aventurine)

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

Pyrite (Iron Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Pyrite (FeS2)

Quartz with Hematite Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions) — mineral

Quartz with Hematite Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions

Milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled quartz (likely clear quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled quartz (likely clear quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Yellow chalcedony (likely citrine or iron-stained quartz) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; yellow coloration likely from iron oxides or included quartz varieties) — mineral

Yellow chalcedony (likely citrine or iron-stained quartz)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; yellow coloration likely from iron oxides or included quartz varieties

Blue-green fluorite (probable) (Fluorite, calcium fluoride (CaF₂)) — mineral

Blue-green fluorite (probable)

Fluorite, calcium fluoride (CaF₂)

Purple fluorite (likely cubic crystal aggregate) (Fluorite, calcium fluoride (CaF₂)) — mineral

Purple fluorite (likely cubic crystal aggregate)

Fluorite, calcium fluoride (CaF₂)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pink Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Jasper-bearing Quartzite River Cobble (Tectonized Quartzite with Iron-Oxide (Hematite/Limonite) Veining) — metamorphic

Jasper-bearing Quartzite River Cobble

Tectonized Quartzite with Iron-Oxide (Hematite/Limonite) Veining

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Iron-stained quartz or quartz-rich rock (Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz with hematite/goethite staining) — mineral

Iron-stained quartz or quartz-rich rock

Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz with hematite/goethite staining

Tumbled blue-green fluorite (probable) (Fluorite, calcium fluoride (CaF₂)) — mineral

Tumbled blue-green fluorite (probable)

Fluorite, calcium fluoride (CaF₂)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (70% or more SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (70% or more SiO2)

Snowflake Obsidian (Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions (70–75% SiO2)) — Igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions (70–75% SiO2)

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Quartz crystals on matrix (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz crystals on matrix

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper), likely (Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony aggregate, commonly with feldspar, epidote, and iron oxides; composition varies) — igneous

Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper), likely

Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony aggregate, commonly with feldspar, epidote, and iron oxides; composition varies