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Mineral And Glass

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

Snowflake Obsidian (Hydrated Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Hydrated Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions

Goldstone (brown goldstone) (Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass) — gemstone

Goldstone (brown goldstone)

Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)

Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineraloid

Glass

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Clear/Milky)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Obsidian (Volcanic glass) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass

Green Fluorite (likely synthetic or heat-treated for jewelry) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite (likely synthetic or heat-treated for jewelry)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Clear quartz crystal (likely) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Clear quartz crystal (likely)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)

Snowflake Obsidian (Spherulitic Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass with Phenocrysts of Cristobalite)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Spherulitic Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass with Phenocrysts of Cristobalite)

Cullet Glass (Slag) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)) — Mineraloid

Cullet Glass (Slag)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)

Tumbled quartz crystal (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled quartz crystal

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)

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

Quartz Vein / Quartz Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Opalite (a synthetic glass) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant) — Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)

Opalite (a synthetic glass)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant

Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)

Feldspar in Matrix (Feldspar group minerals in metamorphic or igneous matrix) — igneous

Feldspar in Matrix

Feldspar group minerals in metamorphic or igneous matrix

Uncertain blue-white mineral fragment (Possibly calcite or quartz; identification is limited because the specimen is tiny and partly translucent) — mineral

Uncertain blue-white mineral fragment

Possibly calcite or quartz; identification is limited because the specimen is tiny and partly translucent

Green sea glass or tumbled green quartz (uncertain) (Likely quartz (SiO₂) if natural; alternatively man-made soda-lime glass) — mineral

Green sea glass or tumbled green quartz (uncertain)

Likely quartz (SiO₂) if natural; alternatively man-made soda-lime glass

Goldstone (Red) (Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)) — Synthetic Glass (Man-made)

Goldstone (Red)

Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)

Synthetic Glass (Man-made)

Rounded quartz-rich pebble (Likely milky quartz or quartzite (SiO₂), identification uncertain from image) — igneous

Rounded quartz-rich pebble

Likely milky quartz or quartzite (SiO₂), identification uncertain from image

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions

Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian (Obsidian (volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)) — igneous

Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian

Obsidian (volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)

Snowflake Obsidian (Spherulitic Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Spherulitic Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Slag Glass (Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)) — Anthropogenic (Man-made)

Blue Slag Glass

Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)

Anthropogenic (Man-made)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Quartz Vein Rock (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within a host rock matrix) — mineral

Quartz Vein Rock

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within a host rock matrix

Blue goldstone beads (Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli) — mineral

Blue goldstone beads

Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic glass with Spherulite inclusions (SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic glass with Spherulite inclusions (SiO2)

Green glassy mineral specimen, likely rough emerald or green fluorite (Tentatively beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), emerald variety; synthetic/man-made glass cannot be excluded from the photograph) — mineral

Green glassy mineral specimen, likely rough emerald or green fluorite

Tentatively beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), emerald variety; synthetic/man-made glass cannot be excluded from the photograph

Green sea glass (likely bottle glass) (Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral) — mineral

Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)

Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral

Likely quartz-bearing rock or mineral fragment (Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and darker matrix) — mineral

Likely quartz-bearing rock or mineral fragment

Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and darker matrix

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (typically Silica/Magnesium based with metal additives)) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (typically Silica/Magnesium based with metal additives)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Muscovite Mica (Golden/Yellow variety) (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica (Golden/Yellow variety)

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2

Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Blue Glass or Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)) — mineral

Blue Glass or Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)

Milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Black Obsidian (Volcanic glass) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Volcanic glass