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Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)

Browse mineral simulant (synthetic glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Opalite

Zincite

Sideromelane

Lead Feldspar

Black Obsidian

Maskelynite

Tachylite

Obsidian

Hyalite Opal

Perlite

Macusanite

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

Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Druzy)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Potassium Feldspar

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,4)10(O,F,OH)2) — mineral

Lepidolite

K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,4)10(O,F,OH)2

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Granular)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz with Orthoclase Feldspar (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Quartz with Orthoclase Feldspar

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar) (Orthoclase / Microcline (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)

Orthoclase / Microcline (KAlSi3O8)

Quartz in Matrix (Lepidolite or Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock) — mineral

Quartz in Matrix (Lepidolite or Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock

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

Quartz / Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz on Schist (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Foliated Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Quartz on Schist

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Foliated Metamorphic Rock

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite Inclusions) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite Inclusions

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

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2)

Muscovite (Mica) in Quartz Matrix (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Muscovite (Mica) in Quartz Matrix

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)

Black Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Tumbled Rose Quartz (Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Tumbled Rose Quartz

Quartz (SiO2)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride), KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride), KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (with possible Manganese or Goethite coating) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode (with possible Manganese or Goethite coating)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mixed Mineral and Fossil Collection (Multi-specimen assemblage (SiO2, CaCO3, FeS2, etc.)) — mineral

Mixed Mineral and Fossil Collection

Multi-specimen assemblage (SiO2, CaCO3, FeS2, etc.)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (felsic volcanic glass with cristobalite inclusions)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (felsic volcanic glass with cristobalite inclusions)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (spherulitic obsidian)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (spherulitic obsidian)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide with impurities)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide with impurities)

Quartz with Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2

Milky quartz with iron-oxide staining (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely massive or coarsely crystalline; brown areas are limonite/goethite staining) — mineral

Milky quartz with iron-oxide staining

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely massive or coarsely crystalline; brown areas are limonite/goethite staining

Mixed river-worn rock and mineral collection (Mostly quartz/quartzite, feldspar-bearing granitoid, chert, and mafic volcanic rocks; exact species vary by pebble) — igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, mineral

Mixed river-worn rock and mineral collection

Mostly quartz/quartzite, feldspar-bearing granitoid, chert, and mafic volcanic rocks; exact species vary by pebble

igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, mineral

Quartz Mineral (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Mineral

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz Pebble with Matrix (Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble with Matrix

Quartz (SiO2)

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

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)

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

Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz / Quartz Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tektite (Tektite (meteoritic glass)) — meteorite

Tektite

Tektite (meteoritic glass)

Sandstone (likely with Quartz Veining) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely with Quartz Veining)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Banded Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)