Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Browse mineral (man made glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Pink/Orange Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2 + Fe3+)
Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 + trace Fe3+)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
White Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz with inclusions (likely Tourmaline or Biotite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Possible tektite or iron-rich slag-like natural specimen
Uncertain; possibly natural glass (tektite) or magnetite-rich rock
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite / Sedimentary Rock
Green glass-like cabochon, likely synthetic glass or resin
Unidentified green transparent material; possibly molded glass, synthetic spinel, or resin
River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Quartz)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F (Calcium Fluorophosphate)
Polished mahogany obsidian (probable)
Volcanic glass; chiefly rhyolitic silica-rich glass (SiO₂), compositionally near rhyolite
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Metallic Inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with associated metallic sulfide or oxide
Obsidian
Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Quartz with inclusions (likely Chlorite or Hornblende) and country rock
SiO2 (Quartz) with associated ferromagnesian minerals
River Quartzite Slik
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Small polished pink-and-white mineral pebble
Likely rose quartz or pale pink quartz; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Quartz with Epidote / Serpentine (Vein Quartz)
SiO2 (Quartz) with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) (Epidote)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Quartz Boulder
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)