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Mineral Like (Natural Glass)

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

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Obsidian

Black Obsidian

Macusanite

Baddeleyite

Green Obsidian

Blue Obsidian

Maskelynite

Midnight Obsidian

Sideromelane

Yellow-Green Obsidian

Yellow-Green Obsidian

Pink Obsidian

Perlite

Shale (Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Shale

Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)

Weathered Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Weathered Sandstone

Quartz Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Amethyst (Resin Carving/Orgonite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst (Resin Carving/Orgonite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Granite (Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock

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

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst cluster (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation) — gemstone

Amethyst cluster

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation

Blue Lace Agate (often dyed) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of chalcedony) — mineral

Blue Lace Agate (often dyed)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of chalcedony

Sandstone (Arenite (predominantly Quartz Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (predominantly Quartz Sandstone)

Blue Sapphire Crystal (Rough) (Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire Crystal (Rough)

Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)

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

Citrine Quartz

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Tumbled Mixed Gemstones (Quartz and Rutile) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled Mixed Gemstones (Quartz and Rutile)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions

Shale with Iron Oxide Staining (Fissile Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)) — sedimentary

Shale with Iron Oxide Staining

Fissile Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)

Black Onyx (Black Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Black Onyx

Black Chalcedony (SiO2)

Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass) (Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)) — mineraloid

Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass)

Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)

Generic Rock / Pebble (Undetermined rock specimen) — sedimentary

Generic Rock / Pebble

Undetermined rock specimen

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

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

Amethyst Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron impurities)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz variety / Ferruginous Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz variety / Ferruginous Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions

Ocean Jasper Mushroom (Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 mixed with various impurities)) — mineral

Ocean Jasper Mushroom

Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 mixed with various impurities)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz in Matrix (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within Pegmatite/Gneiss) — igneous

Smoky Quartz in Matrix

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within Pegmatite/Gneiss

Amethyst (Purple Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst (Purple Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Black Onyx (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Black Onyx

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (Diamond (pure native carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (pure native carbon, C)

Red Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Quartzose Sandstone (SiO2)

Emerald (Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities) — mineral

Emerald

Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities

Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3)

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

Green Aventurine

Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2)

Slag (Industrial Byproduct) (Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate material) — igneous

Slag (Industrial Byproduct)

Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate material

Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).) — Mineral

Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).

Granite (Granite) — Igneous

Granite

Granite

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Spherulite inclusions (mainly Cristobalite)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass with Spherulite inclusions (mainly Cristobalite)

Hag Stone (Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Limestone or Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Hag Stone

Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Limestone or Sandstone)

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

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Tumbled or rough turquoise-like specimen (Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate — CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; identification is uncertain from the image) — mineral

Tumbled or rough turquoise-like specimen

Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate — CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; identification is uncertain from the image

River Cobble (Quartzite or Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

River Cobble (Quartzite or Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Tumbled/Water-worn Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz (Tumbled/Water-worn Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Iron-Stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — mineral

Iron-Stained Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 with Fe2O3)