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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

Quartz Pebble (Citrine or Iron-Stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (Citrine or Iron-Stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Milky quartz (quartz-rich rock) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); likely massive quartz with minor iron-stained impurities) — mineral

Milky quartz (quartz-rich rock)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); likely massive quartz with minor iron-stained impurities

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

Quartz (Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Agate / Jasper pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Agate / Jasper pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Agate (Dyed or Treated Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), microcrystalline quartz variety) — mineral

Blue Agate (Dyed or Treated Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), microcrystalline quartz variety

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Diamond (or Lab-Grown Cubic Zirconia) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (or Lab-Grown Cubic Zirconia)

Carbon (C)

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

Milky Quartz with inclusions

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Quartzite / Iron-stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Quartzite / Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orange Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions) — mineral

Orange Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled quartz-rich stone, likely milky quartz (Quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained milky quartz or quartzite) — mineral

Tumbled quartz-rich stone, likely milky quartz

Quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained milky quartz or quartzite

Quartz (Tumbled/Polished Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Tumbled/Polished Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear quartz crystal point (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely a polished or cut crystal) — mineral

Clear quartz crystal point

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely a polished or cut crystal

Red aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions) — metamorphic

Red aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Coarse Sand and River Gravel (Siliciclastic Sediment (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)) — sedimentary

Coarse Sand and River Gravel

Siliciclastic Sediment (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)

Rough Quartz (Alluvial Pebbles) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rough Quartz (Alluvial Pebbles)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Likely quartz-rich river pebble (Milky quartz or quartz-bearing granitic/gneissic fragment (SiO₂-dominant)) — igneous

Likely quartz-rich river pebble

Milky quartz or quartz-bearing granitic/gneissic fragment (SiO₂-dominant)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)) — Industrial byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or mineral)

Green Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)

Industrial byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or mineral)

Quartz with Iron Staining (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Banded calcite/aragonite mineral specimen (tentative) (Calcite (CaCO₃), possibly with aragonite or crystalline carbonate growth) — mineral

Banded calcite/aragonite mineral specimen (tentative)

Calcite (CaCO₃), possibly with aragonite or crystalline carbonate growth

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Common or Milky)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)