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Mineral (Synthetic Glass)

Browse mineral (synthetic glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)

Quartz (Double-Terminated) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Double-Terminated)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)

Citrine Quartz (Crystalline Quartz (SiO2 with iron impurities)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Crystalline Quartz (SiO2 with iron impurities)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities of titanium, iron, or manganese

Red Jasper (Polished) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper (Polished)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz with Iron Staining)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Lepidolite in Quartz (or Lepidolite Ore) (Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)) — igneous

Lepidolite in Quartz (or Lepidolite Ore)

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)

Coarse Sand Grain / Lithic Fragment (Clastic Sediment (Lithic fragment or Quartz/Feldspar grain)) — sedimentary

Coarse Sand Grain / Lithic Fragment

Clastic Sediment (Lithic fragment or Quartz/Feldspar grain)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Moonstone (Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)) — mineral

Moonstone

Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Chert Nodule (Fossiliferous Chert) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule (Fossiliferous Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pink Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Chert (Honey Chert or Chalcedony Pebble) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Honey Chert or Chalcedony Pebble)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)

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

Aventurine (Green)

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with inclusions of Fuchsite)

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

Milky Quartz with Iron Oxide Staining

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silica)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silica)

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

Green Aventurine

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)

Green Aventurine (Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions - SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions - SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)

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

Quartz Vein on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Iron-stained Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Rose Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Amethyst (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Green Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Mookaite Jasper (Radiolarite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Radiolarite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Yellow Quartz (Chalcedony or Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Chalcedony or Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amber (Succinicum (C10H16O)) — mineral

Amber

Succinicum (C10H16O)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted minerals)

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite) (Sandstone (SiO2 with possible mineral cements)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)

Sandstone (SiO2 with possible mineral cements)