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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

Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variation)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Celestine (Celestite) (Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestine (Celestite)

Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)

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

Yellow Quartz / Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Smoky Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled and polished quartz crystal points (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), chiefly rock crystal with smoky or included varieties) — mineral

Tumbled and polished quartz crystal points

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), chiefly rock crystal with smoky or included varieties

Silicon (Industrial Grade) (Elemental Silicon (Si)) — mineral

Silicon (Industrial Grade)

Elemental Silicon (Si)

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

Dyed Tumbled Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3 with trace amounts of iron and titanium)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3 with trace amounts of iron and titanium)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ruby (varieties of Corundum) (Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces) — mineral

Ruby (varieties of Corundum)

Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Water-worn pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Water-worn pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amethyst Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

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

Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartz Vein with Iron Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining) — mineral

Quartz Vein with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sea Glass (Kelly Green) (Amorphous Silica (Silicon Dioxide with Iron/Chromium additives)) — Anthropogenic specimen (Man-made material)

Sea Glass (Kelly Green)

Amorphous Silica (Silicon Dioxide with Iron/Chromium additives)

Anthropogenic specimen (Man-made material)

Smoky Quartz occurring with Feldspar (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz occurring with Feldspar

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow calcite crystal cluster with calcite fragment (Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Yellow calcite crystal cluster with calcite fragment

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Rounded river pebble (Indeterminate; likely quartz-rich sandstone, chert, or weathered volcanic rock) — sedimentary

Rounded river pebble

Indeterminate; likely quartz-rich sandstone, chert, or weathered volcanic rock

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled cream chalcedony or quartz (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly iron-stained chalcedony) — mineral

Tumbled cream chalcedony or quartz

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly iron-stained chalcedony

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Gua Sha tool) (Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine (Gua Sha tool)

Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)

Citrine and Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine and Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Chert (Flint nodule) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint nodule)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Polished River Pebble) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Polished River Pebble)

Chert (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz with Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz with Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Polished amethyst pyramid (Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)) — mineral

Polished amethyst pyramid

Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)