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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

Milky Quartz (Druzy Coating) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (Druzy Coating)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Herkimer Diamond (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Herkimer Diamond

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (often Granite or Schist) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within host matrix) — mineral with metamorphic or igneous host

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (often Granite or Schist)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within host matrix

mineral with metamorphic or igneous host

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

Quartz (Clear/Crystalline)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic glass containing Spherulitic inclusions (SiO2 + impurities)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic glass containing Spherulitic inclusions (SiO2 + impurities)

Milky Quartz in Epidote Host Rock (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Epidote Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) — mineral

Milky Quartz in Epidote Host Rock

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Epidote Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)

Tumbled Stones Collection (Tiger's Eye, Snowflake Obsidian, Aventurine, etc.) (Silica minerals (primarily SiO2)) — mineral

Tumbled Stones Collection (Tiger's Eye, Snowflake Obsidian, Aventurine, etc.)

Silica minerals (primarily SiO2)

Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Iron (Fe2+)) — mineral

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Iron (Fe2+)

Sandstone (Sandstone (SiO2-rich detrital sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2-rich detrital sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Sandstone (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)

Sandstone or Limestone (Arenite or Calcareous Sedimentary Rock) — Sedimentary

Sandstone or Limestone

Arenite or Calcareous Sedimentary Rock

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

Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite Tower (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite Tower

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White quartz pebble (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz) — mineral

White quartz pebble

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz

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

Quartz (Milky/Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Druzy (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druzy

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amazonite with Smoky Quartz and Feldspar (Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Amazonite with Smoky Quartz and Feldspar

Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone Cobble (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Cobble

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Water-worn) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode (Water-worn)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Variety: Rock Crystal Cluster) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Variety: Rock Crystal Cluster)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (River Stone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (River Stone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Quartzite Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Microcrystalline/Gravel) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Microcrystalline/Gravel)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (small fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (small fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz / Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)