Feldspar (Orthoclase / Alkali Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar / Orthoclase)
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Browse man made silicate (anthropogenic glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Feldspar (Orthoclase / Alkali Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar / Orthoclase)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphic quartz sandstone)
Beach Pebble (Chalcedony / Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Pearls (likely freshwater cultured pearls)
Pearl: nacre, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) with conchiolin
Banded Jasper
Silicate Mineral (Microcrystalline Quartz / SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Common Opal / Chert
Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O) or Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Lepidolite and Rubellite (Pink Tourmaline) in Quartz
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite) and Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Elbaite/Pink Tourmaline)
Chert (Black Chert or Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with possible Feldspar)
Mica (Muscovite)
Potassium aluminum silicate - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Chert (variations include Flint/Novaculite)
Chert (formula: SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Oxide staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Quartz Pebble with Chlorite or Epidote Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Vitreous Volcanic Rock (Amorphous Silicate), SiO2
Weathered tan mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; possibly iron-stained quartz, feldspar-rich rock, or limonite-bearing material
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Flint / Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Zebra Chert/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Concretion (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Dendritic Jasper (Bumblebee like Agate)
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Tumbled amber-colored chalcedony or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Flint / Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Black Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)