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Man Made Silicate (Anthropogenic Glass)

Browse man made silicate (anthropogenic glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Pink Quartzite (Quartzite (mainly SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — metamorphic

Pink Quartzite

Quartzite (mainly SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica

Ferruginous Quartzite (Iron-stained Quartzite) (Quartzite with Iron oxides (FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)) — metamorphic

Ferruginous Quartzite (Iron-stained Quartzite)

Quartzite with Iron oxides (FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Green Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Quartzite (Lithic Artifact) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Lithic Artifact)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Druzy Quartz on Vesicular Basalt (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in an extrusive Mafic igneous host rock) — igneous

Druzy Quartz on Vesicular Basalt

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in an extrusive Mafic igneous host rock

Chert (specifically a Worked Flint/Knapped Flake) (Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically a Worked Flint/Knapped Flake)

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Amber (Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber; fossilized tree resin)) — Organic (Sedimentary-associated)

Amber

Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber; fossilized tree resin)

Organic (Sedimentary-associated)

Rose Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz / Quartz Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz / Quartz Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz in Matrix (possibly with Biotite or Hornblende) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in Granitic Matrix) — igneous

Quartz in Matrix (possibly with Biotite or Hornblende)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in Granitic Matrix

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining and Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining and Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Massive Milky Quartz (with Iron Inclusions) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Massive Milky Quartz (with Iron Inclusions)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz with Chalcedony (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with Chalcedony

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Iron-Stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Clear Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Carved Merkaba) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Carved Merkaba)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite with Sandstone/Iron staining (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Sandstone/Iron staining

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Citrine (likely Heat-Treated Amethyst) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine (likely Heat-Treated Amethyst)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fancy Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Fancy Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Fluorite (Purple Octahedron) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — Mineral

Fluorite (Purple Octahedron)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite River Cobble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Cobble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Lepidolite (Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)) — Mineral

Lepidolite

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)

Quartzite with inclusions (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with inclusions

Quartzite (SiO2)

Greenstone / Epidosite (Epidosite (Metasomatic rock consisting mainly of Epidite Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) and Quartz)) — metamorphic

Greenstone / Epidosite

Epidosite (Metasomatic rock consisting mainly of Epidite Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) and Quartz)