Chert (Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse manufactured glass (simulant) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black obsidian (possibly industrial glass or slag)
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic composition, chiefly SiO₂
Green Slag Glass
Cullet (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Slag Glass
Silicon dioxide with impurities
Unidentified small mineral fragment
Possibly quartz or feldspar-bearing rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Sandstone (Weathered / Crushed)
Quartz Sandstone
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sea Glass (Uranium/Vaseline Glass variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Uranium Oxide (U3O8)
Tumbled black stone, likely obsidian
Obsidian (natural volcanic glass; mainly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Clear quartz crystal (likely quartz point/fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2-rich amorphous silicate)
Weathered sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary rock fragments
Quartz-rich sandstone, locally ferruginous; exact identification requires testing
Mixed gemstone bead bracelet, likely lava rock and aventurine/jade-look beads
Basaltic scoria (vesicular basalt), plus probable serpentine, aventurine, or dyed quartzite beads
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar / Pink Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Possible flint/chert fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert or flint
Red glassy cabochon, likely synthetic ruby or red glass
Uncertain; possible synthetic corundum (Al₂O₃, chromium-colored) or man-made glass
Tumbled blue glass-like specimen, possibly dyed chalcedony or synthetic glass
Uncertain; possible dyed quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), but appearance strongly suggests cobalt-blue glass
Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Obsidian (likely black volcanic glass)
Obsidian; naturally occurring rhyolitic glass, primarily SiO₂
Red jasper (likely polished and carved)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Synthetic Resin Charm (Seal Shape)
Polymer Resin with plastic glitter / Polyethylene terephthalate glitters
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
Black tumbled stone, possibly obsidian
Undetermined; appearance may resemble obsidian (volcanic glass, SiO₂-rich)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Quartz pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar in Matrix
Feldspar group minerals in metamorphic or igneous matrix
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)