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Mineral (Man Made Glass, Not Natural)

Browse mineral (man made glass, not natural) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Iron-stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 with Limonite/Hematite impurities)) — mineral

Iron-stained Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 with Limonite/Hematite impurities)

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with accessory minerals)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with accessory minerals)

Citrine (Yellow Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Citrine (Yellow Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Corundum (Ruby Variety) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Corundum (Ruby Variety)

Corundum (Al2O3)

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (and Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orange Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Orange Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst) (Citrine Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral (Tectosilicate)

Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst)

Citrine Quartz (SiO2)

Mineral (Tectosilicate)

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite

Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).) — Mineral

Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Green Quartz (Prasiolite/Adventurine) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Green Quartz (Prasiolite/Adventurine)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz or Yellow Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz or Yellow Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Sandstone (Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuscite inclusions) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuscite inclusions

Smoky Quartz (Faceted Beads) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz (Faceted Beads)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Peach Aventurine (Quartz variety (SiO2 + Hematite/Goethite inclusions)) — mineral

Peach Aventurine

Quartz variety (SiO2 + Hematite/Goethite inclusions)

Obsidian (Volcanic glass) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

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

Yellow Quartz or Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Crushed Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — Sedimentary

Crushed Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica

Green Aventurine (Double-Terminated Wand) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing Fuchsite (Chromium-rich Muscovite Mica)) — mineral

Green Aventurine (Double-Terminated Wand)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing Fuchsite (Chromium-rich Muscovite Mica)

Green Aventurine (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Fuchsite inclusions) — mineral

Green Aventurine

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Fuchsite inclusions

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

Mahogany Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Hematite inclusions (SiO2)) — igneous

Mahogany Obsidian

Volcanic Glass with Hematite inclusions (SiO2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (principally SiO2 + MgO, Fe3O4)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (principally SiO2 + MgO, Fe3O4)

Citrine (Heat-treated or Natural Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine (Heat-treated or Natural Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)) — metamorphic

Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)

Malaysian 50 Sen Coin (Coinage (specific alloy unknown without metallurgical analysis, but typically brass or bronze for this denomination and era)) — Man-made object (coin)

Malaysian 50 Sen Coin

Coinage (specific alloy unknown without metallurgical analysis, but typically brass or bronze for this denomination and era)

Man-made object (coin)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities

Quartz (likely Herkimer Diamond style) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (likely Herkimer Diamond style)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions (Limonite/Goethite)

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)