Rock Identifier

Category

Mineral Like (Natural Glass)

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

N/A - Man-made object (Jewelry Chain) (Antiqued or Oxidized Metal Chain (often Steel or Brass)) — Mineral (processed metal)

N/A - Man-made object (Jewelry Chain)

Antiqued or Oxidized Metal Chain (often Steel or Brass)

Mineral (processed metal)

Obsidian (Obsidian (volcanic glass; primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (volcanic glass; primarily SiO2)

Diamond (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Diamond (set in a gold ring) (Carbon (C) - Adamantine cubic carbon) — mineral

Diamond (set in a gold ring)

Carbon (C) - Adamantine cubic carbon

Sandstone (Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)) — Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone

Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)

Sedimentary Rock

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Shale or Slaty Mudstone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock) — sedimentary

Shale or Slaty Mudstone

Argillaceous sedimentary rock

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)

White Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

White Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3)

Turquoise (Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — Mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Obsidian (Volcanic glass) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass

Quartzite Pebbles or River Rock (Quartzite / Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartzite Pebbles or River Rock

Quartzite / Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Botswana Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate (Botswana Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Hematite impurities)) — Mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Hematite impurities)

Diorite (Spotted or Dalmatian Stone effect) (Diorite (Intermediate Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Diorite (Spotted or Dalmatian Stone effect)

Diorite (Intermediate Plutonic Rock)

Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine) (Aventurine (a variety of quartz, SiO₂, with common inclusions of fuchsite)) — Mineral/Metamorphic Rock

Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)

Aventurine (a variety of quartz, SiO₂, with common inclusions of fuchsite)

Mineral/Metamorphic Rock

Granite (Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)) — mineral

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Howlite (Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Howlite

Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Diamond (Diamond (a metastable allotrope of carbon, C)) — Mineral

Diamond

Diamond (a metastable allotrope of carbon, C)

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite mica)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite mica)

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

Black Onyx (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Black Onyx

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Blue Glass or Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)

Agate (Beads) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Beads)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Turquoise (Dyed Howlite or Magnesite imitation) (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum / CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise (Dyed Howlite or Magnesite imitation)

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum / CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

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

Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

River Rock (Basalt/Greywacke) (Aphanitic Basalt or Lithic Sandstone (Greywacke)) — igneous

River Rock (Basalt/Greywacke)

Aphanitic Basalt or Lithic Sandstone (Greywacke)

Vesicular Basalt or Scoria (Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt or Scoria

Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)

Chrysocolla in Jasper (Chryso-Jasper) (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n H2O (Chrysocolla) + SiO2 (Jasper)) — mineral

Chrysocolla in Jasper (Chryso-Jasper)

Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n H2O (Chrysocolla) + SiO2 (Jasper)

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)) — mineral

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Green Aventurine (Quartzite with Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Quartzite with Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Green Aventurine (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite

Shale (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)) — sedimentary

Shale

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed mostly of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed mostly of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)