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Man Made Mineral Simulant (Glass)

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

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

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Green Aventurine

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

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Chalcedony (Common Opal or Agate variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Common Opal or Agate variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

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Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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Smoky Quartz (Vein Quartz) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz (Vein Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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Quartz with Iron Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Snowflake Obsidian

Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)

igneous
Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar) (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar)

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

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Quartz (Raw Chunk) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Raw Chunk)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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Muscovite Mica (with Quartz matrix) (Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica (with Quartz matrix)

Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2

mineral
Chalcedony (Botryoidal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Botryoidal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mineral
Amethyst (Tumbled Quarz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst (Tumbled Quarz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

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Quartz (Water-worn Pebble) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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Quartz (Milky/Chalcedony variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

mineral
Blue Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) — mineral

Blue Topaz

Al2SiO4(F,OH)2

mineral
Amazonite with Smoky Quartz and Feldspar (Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Amazonite with Smoky Quartz and Feldspar

Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with Quartz (SiO2)

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Sandstone (Quartzite Pebble) (Arenite / Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite Pebble)

Arenite / Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)

sedimentary
Green Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)) — Industrial byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or mineral)

Green Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)

Industrial byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or mineral)
Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2)

igneous
Quartz Drusy on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Drusy on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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Pink Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Pink Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Rose Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities of titanium, iron, or manganese

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Quartz (Grain/Fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Grain/Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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Quartz (Milky/Gravel variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Gravel variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Orthoclase Feldspar with Quartz (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar with Quartz

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

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Yellow Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Yellow Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

mineral
Chert / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

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

Green Aventurine

Quartz variety (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite)

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

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

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