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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

Yellow chalcedony (likely lemon quartz or citrine) (Cryptocrystalline silica, SiO₂; possible quartz variety) — mineral

Yellow chalcedony (likely lemon quartz or citrine)

Cryptocrystalline silica, SiO₂; possible quartz variety

Citrine (Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

Quartz with Iron Oxide Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pink quartz (likely rose quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Pink quartz (likely rose quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

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

Quartz Pebble (with Iron Inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Nut (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral health

Quartz Nut

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Sandstone (Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Muscovite Mica (Granitic Pegmatite) (Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica (Granitic Pegmatite)

Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Golden Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Golden Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Quartz with Mica / Chlorite Inclusion (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicate minerals) — metamorphic

Quartz with Mica / Chlorite Inclusion

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicate minerals

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities

Sea Glass (Silicon dioxide (mostly)) — mineral

Sea Glass

Silicon dioxide (mostly)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic glass containing Cristobalite (SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic glass containing Cristobalite (SiO2)

Tektite (Natural impact glass) — meteorite

Tektite

Natural impact glass

Quartz Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartz-rich) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite

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

Quartz (Milky or Rough Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst and Green Aventurine (Tumbled Gemstones set in a wand) (Quartz (SiO2) varieties - Amethyst and Aventurine) — gemstone

Amethyst and Green Aventurine (Tumbled Gemstones set in a wand)

Quartz (SiO2) varieties - Amethyst and Aventurine

Banded sandstone pebble (Quartz-rich lithic sandstone; exact provenance and composition require testing) — sedimentary

Banded sandstone pebble

Quartz-rich lithic sandstone; exact provenance and composition require testing

Pink Granite (Unakite-bearing or Epidote-bearing Granite) (Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granite)) — igneous

Pink Granite (Unakite-bearing or Epidote-bearing Granite)

Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granite)

Fulgurite (Fulgurite (Lechatelierite-rich variety)) — metamorphic

Fulgurite

Fulgurite (Lechatelierite-rich variety)

Rainbow Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Rainbow Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

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

Tumbled Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Crystal Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue-green raw mineral specimen, likely apatite (Fluorapatite, Ca₅(PO₄)₃F (probable; visual identification only)) — mineral

Blue-green raw mineral specimen, likely apatite

Fluorapatite, Ca₅(PO₄)₃F (probable; visual identification only)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Muscovite Mica (Granitic Pegmatite) (Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — igneous

Muscovite Mica (Granitic Pegmatite)

Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz Bracelet (Quartz variety with Fuchsite inclusions (Aventurine) and pure Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — gemstone

Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz Bracelet

Quartz variety with Fuchsite inclusions (Aventurine) and pure Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Goldstone (blue-goldstone–style glass) beads (Artificial aventurine glass, typically silica glass with copper inclusions; not a natural mineral) — mineral

Goldstone (blue-goldstone–style glass) beads

Artificial aventurine glass, typically silica glass with copper inclusions; not a natural mineral

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host Chert or Limestone) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host Chert or Limestone

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

Tumbled Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)