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Browse mineral and glass specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Sideromelane

Black Obsidian

Maskelynite

Tachylite

Obsidian

Hyalite Opal

Perlite

Opalite

Macusanite

Pink Obsidian

Goldstone

Glauconite

Rough Quartz (Milky / Clear Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rough Quartz (Milky / Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Bull Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Bull Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled milky quartz (likely chalcedony or quartzite) (Quartz/chalcedony, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled milky quartz (likely chalcedony or quartzite)

Quartz/chalcedony, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Amethyst geode/druse (Quartz, SiO₂; purple variety amethyst) — mineral

Amethyst geode/druse

Quartz, SiO₂; purple variety amethyst

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

Tumbled Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace aluminum and irradiation) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace aluminum and irradiation

Tumbled Agate and Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Tumbled Agate and Chalcedony

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Rose Quartz

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

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

Yellow Quartz / Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron

Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂); if granular and foliated, likely quartzite) — mineral

Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂); if granular and foliated, likely quartzite

Black Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

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

Rough Quartz (Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst (with Pyrite and other minerals) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst (with Pyrite and other minerals)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Mica inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate inclusions) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Mica inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate inclusions

Quartz (Milky/Common) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pegmatitic granite, possibly potassium-feldspar-rich (Coarse-grained granite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), potassium feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈), plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende) — igneous

Pegmatitic granite, possibly potassium-feldspar-rich

Coarse-grained granite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), potassium feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈), plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz with Iron Oxide Inclusions (Silicon dioxide with limonite/hematite (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Oxide Inclusions

Silicon dioxide with limonite/hematite (SiO2)

Felsic Tuff (Pyroclastic volcanic rock (Tuff)) — igneous

Felsic Tuff

Pyroclastic volcanic rock (Tuff)

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

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite inclusions)

Quartz Crystal Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Crystal Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz / Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mica (Muscovite / Biotite (Phyllosilicate group)) — mineral

Mica

Muscovite / Biotite (Phyllosilicate group)

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

Clear Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

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

Ruby (varieties of Corundum)

Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces

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

Quartz and Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)

Polished brown mineral fragment, likely quartz-rich iron-stained material (Possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions; exact identification is uncertain from the image) — mineral

Polished brown mineral fragment, likely quartz-rich iron-stained material

Possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions; exact identification is uncertain from the image

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)