Rock Identifier

Category

Manufactured Glass (Simulant)

Browse manufactured glass (simulant) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Quartz (in matrix) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — mineral

Quartz (in matrix)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily composed of SiO

O₂)) — Sedimentary Rock

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily composed of SiO O₂)

Sedimentary Rock

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Quartz (likely Milky Quartz or Chalcedony) (Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz (likely Milky Quartz or Chalcedony)

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Sandstone (Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Sedimentary Rock

Quartz with Iron Stains (Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining) — Mineral

Quartz with Iron Stains

Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartz Crystal (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz Crystal

Quartz (SiO₂)

Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Red Jasper (beads) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions) — Sedimentary Rock

Red Jasper (beads)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions

Sedimentary Rock

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble) (Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble)

Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)

Sedimentary Rock

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

Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Quartz (possibly milky quartz) (Quartz (Silica; SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz (possibly milky quartz)

Quartz (Silica; SiO₂)

Sandstone (Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)) — Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone

Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)

Sedimentary Rock

Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Quartz (SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)

Quartz (River Pebble) (Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz (River Pebble)

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Sandstone (Sandstone (arenite is a more specific geological term for a clean sandstone, while wacke refers to a dirty sandstone with significant matrix)) — Sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (arenite is a more specific geological term for a clean sandstone, while wacke refers to a dirty sandstone with significant matrix)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalised Glass) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Opalised Glass

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)

Ferrochrome Slag (Industrial Glassy Slag (Fe-Cr alloy byproduct)) — Antropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)

Ferrochrome Slag

Industrial Glassy Slag (Fe-Cr alloy byproduct)

Antropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)

Emerald (Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), specifically the green variety colored by trace amounts of chromium or vanadium.) — Mineral

Emerald

Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), specifically the green variety colored by trace amounts of chromium or vanadium.