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Manufactured Glass

Browse manufactured glass specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + minor impurities)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + minor impurities)

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Obsidian (Volcanic glass) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass

Obsidian (Volcanic glass) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass

Obsidian (Volcanic glass) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass

Blue Goldstone (Aventurine Glass) — Man-made mineral simulant (Glass)

Blue Goldstone

Aventurine Glass

Man-made mineral simulant (Glass)

Chert (often called Flint when dark) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Opalite (Man-made Glass) (Synthetic Opalised Glass) — mineral

Opalite (Man-made Glass)

Synthetic Opalised Glass

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic glass with Cristobalite inclusions (70–75% SiO2)) — Igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic glass with Cristobalite inclusions (70–75% SiO2)

Blue Goldstone (Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Cobalt/Copper inclusions)) — man-made glass

Blue Goldstone

Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Cobalt/Copper inclusions)

Muscovite Mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2

Muscovite Mica (with Quartz matrix) (Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica (with Quartz matrix)

Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Blue Goldstone (Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)) — man-made glass mineral simulant

Blue Goldstone

Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)

man-made glass mineral simulant

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Sulfur (Sulfur (S8)) — mineral

Sulfur

Sulfur (S8)

Shale (Fissile mudrock (composed of clay-sized particles and detrital grains)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile mudrock (composed of clay-sized particles and detrital grains)

Tiffany Stone (Bertrandite Fluorite (CaF2 + Be4Si2O7(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Tiffany Stone

Bertrandite Fluorite (CaF2 + Be4Si2O7(OH)2)

Magnetite (Lodestone variety) (Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Lodestone variety)

Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Selenite (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O) — mineral

Selenite

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O

Fluorite (Purple variety) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (Purple variety)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Fluorite (often called Rainbow Fluorite or Purple-Green Fluorite) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (often called Rainbow Fluorite or Purple-Green Fluorite)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Satin Spar Selenite (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar Selenite

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)

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

Biotite Mica (Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)) — mineral

Biotite Mica

Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Biotite Schist (Biotite-rich Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)) — metamorphic

Biotite Schist

Biotite-rich Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Specular Hematite and Magnetite Ore (Iron Oxide (Fe2O3 and Fe3O4)) — mineral

Specular Hematite and Magnetite Ore

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3 and Fe3O4)

Diamond (in a jewelry setting) (Cubic Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in a jewelry setting)

Cubic Carbon (C)

Basalt (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)) — Igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Shale (Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale

Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)

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

Fluorite (Green Fluorite)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sea Glass (Turquoise/Aqua) (Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with transition metal dopants) — Anthropogenic (Man-made material processed by nature)

Sea Glass (Turquoise/Aqua)

Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with transition metal dopants

Anthropogenic (Man-made material processed by nature)

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

Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)