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Manufactured Glass

Browse manufactured glass specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Ferruginous Quartzite (Chert) (Quartzite with Iron inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — metamorphic

Ferruginous Quartzite (Chert)

Quartzite with Iron inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Amethyst (Purple Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst (Purple Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Quartz (River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Chert (often called Jasper in this color variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Jasper in this color variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pumice (Pumice (Alveolar Rhyolite / Dacite / Andesite)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Alveolar Rhyolite / Dacite / Andesite)

Ferrochrome Slag (Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)) — industrial byproduct

Ferrochrome Slag

Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)

industrial byproduct

Raw Emerald in Matrix (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities) — mineral

Raw Emerald in Matrix

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities

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

Milky Quartz (Quartz Vein)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky and Smoky variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky and Smoky variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milk Quartz (with Iron staining) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milk Quartz (with Iron staining)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Druzzy Quartz on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Druzzy Quartz on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper Marble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper Marble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Impurities

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

Quartz (Milky Variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Citrine Quartz (likely heat-treated) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz (likely heat-treated)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pumice (Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)

Quartz pebble (Quartztite fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble (Quartztite fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pumice (Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Dacite)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Dacite)

Slag (Anthropogenic Vitrification Product / Silicate Slag) — Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)

Slag

Anthropogenic Vitrification Product / Silicate Slag

Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)

Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass) (Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)) — mineraloid / man-made material

Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)

Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)

mineraloid / man-made material

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz with Mica (likely Muscovite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride) — igneous/metamorphic

Quartz with Mica (likely Muscovite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride

igneous/metamorphic

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite

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

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz / Quartzite Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic (mineral-based)

Quartz / Quartzite Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic (mineral-based)

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

White Quartz (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Pumice

Vesicular volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)

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

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)

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

Milky Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Black Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic glass), 70–75% SiO2) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic glass), 70–75% SiO2

Sandstone (Pebble) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Water-worn Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartz Pebble (Water-worn Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)