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Mineral (Man Made Glass, Not Natural)

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

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Opalite

Goldstone

Obsidian

Black Obsidian

Macusanite

Baddeleyite

Blue Goldstone

Green Obsidian

Blue Obsidian

Midnight Obsidian

Maskelynite

Pink Obsidian

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Obsidian (likely blue-sheen or coated obsidian) (Volcanic glass; primarily rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich, noncrystalline)) — igneous

Obsidian (likely blue-sheen or coated obsidian)

Volcanic glass; primarily rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich, noncrystalline)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

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

Quartz (Variety: Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Quartz (clear quartz/crystal quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), trigonal crystal system) — mineral

Quartz (clear quartz/crystal quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), trigonal crystal system

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions) — metamorphic

Red aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz Point (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz Point

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Yellow Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled green aventurine (likely) (Quartz (SiO₂) with fuchsite or other green mica inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled green aventurine (likely)

Quartz (SiO₂) with fuchsite or other green mica inclusions

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arkose/Quartzose) (Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Arkose/Quartzose)

Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)

Quartzite (River Pebble) (Quartzite (Mainly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Pebble)

Quartzite (Mainly SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chert / Flint Variety) (Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert / Flint Variety)

Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ruby (Faceted) (Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)) — gemstone

Ruby (Faceted)

Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Decorative polished pebbles (Likely mixed quartz-rich lithologies, including quartzite, jasper, and/or basalt) — mineral

Decorative polished pebbles

Likely mixed quartz-rich lithologies, including quartzite, jasper, and/or basalt

Strawberry Quartz (Hematoid Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — mineral

Strawberry Quartz (Hematoid Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)

Turquoise (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — gemstone

Turquoise

Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Quartz (Rose Quartz / Quartz Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Rose Quartz / Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky quartz (likely) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Smoky quartz (likely)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Purple Turquoise (Composite Mojave Turquoise) (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate composite)) — mineral

Purple Turquoise (Composite Mojave Turquoise)

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate composite)

Strawberry Quartz (Lepidocrosite/Hematite-Included Quartz) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Lepidocrosite or Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3 · nH2O)) — mineral

Strawberry Quartz (Lepidocrosite/Hematite-Included Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Lepidocrosite or Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3 · nH2O)

Chert (Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Metamorphosed Sandstone)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Sandstone)

Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)