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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

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Crystal Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Granite (Weathered) (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — Igneous

Granite (Weathered)

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Quartz (possibly Citrine or Smoky Quartz variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (possibly Citrine or Smoky Quartz variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Obsidian (black volcanic glass) (Obsidian; primarily amorphous SiO₂-rich rhyolitic glass) — igneous

Obsidian (black volcanic glass)

Obsidian; primarily amorphous SiO₂-rich rhyolitic glass

Weathered agate or chalcedony nodule (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely agate/chalcedony with iron-oxide staining) — mineral

Weathered agate or chalcedony nodule

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely agate/chalcedony with iron-oxide staining

Chert (Quartz Variety) (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Variety)

Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / River Pebble (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / River Pebble

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Iron-rich quartzite or weathered ironstone (Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides/hydroxides such as hematite and goethite) — metamorphic

Iron-rich quartzite or weathered ironstone

Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides/hydroxides such as hematite and goethite

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (SiO2)

Pink Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (K-feldspar rich)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (K-feldspar rich)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Smoky/Grey Quartz Variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky/Grey Quartz Variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Microcrystalline/Gravel) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Microcrystalline/Gravel)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Grain (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Grain

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Clear/Crystalline)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite with inclusions or a banded chert (Quartzite or Chert) — Metamorphic or Sedimentary

Quartzite with inclusions or a banded chert

Quartzite or Chert

Metamorphic or Sedimentary

Quartz (Microcrystalline Fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Microcrystalline Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled amethyst (Quartz, crystalline silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation) — gemstone

Tumbled amethyst

Quartz, crystalline silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation

Quartz Vug / Druzy Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vug / Druzy Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Polished red jasper beads (Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides) — mineral

Polished red jasper beads

Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky or Cloudy)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz geode or druzy quartz specimen (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely microcrystalline/drusy quartz coating a host rock) — mineral

Quartz geode or druzy quartz specimen

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely microcrystalline/drusy quartz coating a host rock

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

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely quartzite or quartz vein (Quartzite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-oxide stained) — metamorphic

Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely quartzite or quartz vein

Quartzite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-oxide stained

Chert (specifically Yellow/Tan Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Yellow/Tan Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Yellow or Tan Chert) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow or Tan Chert)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Biotite Schist (Biotite Mica Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)) — metamorphic

Biotite Schist

Biotite Mica Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)