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Man Made Silicate (Anthropogenic Glass)

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

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

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ferruginous Quartz (Stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with secondary Iron Oxide inclusions (Limonite/Hematite)) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz (Stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with secondary Iron Oxide inclusions (Limonite/Hematite)

Pink Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Pink Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions

Jasper with Manganese Dendrites (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Oxide Mineral Inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper with Manganese Dendrites

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Oxide Mineral Inclusions

Quartz with Pyrite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Quartz with Pyrite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Quartz (Rose/Milky variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz / Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz (Quartz Vein)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Milk Quartz (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milk Quartz (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz Druze (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druze

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Lepidolite (in Quartz Matrix) (Lepidolite [K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2]) — mineral

Lepidolite (in Quartz Matrix)

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

Fluorite (specifically Rainbow Fluorite or Purple Fluorite) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (specifically Rainbow Fluorite or Purple Fluorite)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Black Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

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

Rainbow Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lithium-bearing Mica)) — mineral

Lepidolite

K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lithium-bearing Mica)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (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)

Beach Quartzite (Yellow-stained Quartz) (Quartzite (SiO2 with Iron oxide staining)) — metamorphic

Beach Quartzite (Yellow-stained Quartz)

Quartzite (SiO2 with Iron oxide staining)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Double Terminated) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Double Terminated)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (a variety of Chert) (Chert (SiO2)) — Sedimentary Rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate)

Chert / Flint (a variety of Chert)

Chert (SiO2)

Sedimentary Rock (technically a microcrystalline quartz mineral aggregate)

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

Quartz (Clear Quartz and Rose Quartz variants)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Lemon Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Raw Rose and Milky varieties) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Raw Rose and Milky varieties)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (River Cobble) (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Cobble)

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Sandstone (Greywacke/Lithic Sandstone) (Arenite / Lithic Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke/Lithic Sandstone)

Arenite / Lithic Sandstone

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Pebble) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Pebble)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)