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Manufactured Glass

Browse manufactured glass specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Blue-Gray Chert) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Blue-Gray Chert)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper mix) (Hydrous Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper mix)

Hydrous Silica (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Aventurine in Host Rock (SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)) — mineral

Green Aventurine in Host Rock

SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silica - SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silica - SiO2)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass) — igneous

Pumice

Vesicular volcanic glass

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalised Glass) — Mineral (Synthetic / Man-made)

Opalite

Synthetic Opalised Glass

Mineral (Synthetic / Man-made)

Pumice (specifically a water-worn, weathered variety) (Vesicular volcanic glass) — igneous

Pumice (specifically a water-worn, weathered variety)

Vesicular volcanic glass

Obsidian (Apache Tear) (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian (Apache Tear)

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — Igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Pumice (likely weathered/water-worn) (Vesicular volcanic glass) — igneous

Pumice (likely weathered/water-worn)

Vesicular volcanic glass

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Apache Tears (Obsidian) (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Apache Tears (Obsidian)

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Black Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Black Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass) — igneous

Pumice

Vesicular volcanic glass

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Obsidian (Black Obsidian) (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian (Black Obsidian)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass with Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)

Pumice or Tufa/Travertine (Pumice (if igneous) or Calcareous Tufa (if sedimentary)) — igneous/sedimentary

Pumice or Tufa/Travertine

Pumice (if igneous) or Calcareous Tufa (if sedimentary)

igneous/sedimentary

Agate Slices and Clear Quartz Points (Agate (SiO2 Chalcedony) and Clear Quartz (SiO2 Crystalline)) — mineral

Agate Slices and Clear Quartz Points

Agate (SiO2 Chalcedony) and Clear Quartz (SiO2 Crystalline)

Chalcedony (Grey/White Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Grey/White Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Chert (Flint variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Yellow Quartz / Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Iron Slag (Ferrous slag (primarily silicates and oxides of calcium, iron, and magnesium)) — Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)

Iron Slag

Ferrous slag (primarily silicates and oxides of calcium, iron, and magnesium)

Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)

Arsenopyrite with Quartz (Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)) — mineral

Arsenopyrite with Quartz

Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)

Barite (Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)) — mineral

Barite

Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)

Fluorite (Purple Fluorite in Matrix) (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (Purple Fluorite in Matrix)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Quartz Pebble (Milky and Gray) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (Milky and Gray)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)