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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 (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Amethyst (Quartz variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Polished Black Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (70-75% SiO2)) — igneous

Polished Black Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (70-75% SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Rose/Pink variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Rose/Pink variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mahogany Obsidian (Volcanic glass containing Magnetite/Hematite) — igneous

Mahogany Obsidian

Volcanic glass containing Magnetite/Hematite

Blue Cat's Eye Quartz (Heated/Dyed) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions) — mineral

Blue Cat's Eye Quartz (Heated/Dyed)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions

Quartz Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Druzy) on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock matrix) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock matrix

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

Green Aventurine

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chromium-bearing Fuchsite) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chromium-bearing Fuchsite

Aventurine (Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions) - SiO2) — mineral

Aventurine

Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions) - SiO2

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

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Snowflake Obsidian (Vitreous Volcanic Rock (Amorphous Silicate), SiO2) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Vitreous Volcanic Rock (Amorphous Silicate), SiO2

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) Bracelet (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — gemstone

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) Bracelet

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz / Rock Crystal

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Hematite cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Hematite cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Amphibite Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Amphibite Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions

Quartz-rich pegmatite or quartz vein rock (Mostly quartz (SiO₂), with probable feldspar and iron-oxide staining) — igneous

Quartz-rich pegmatite or quartz vein rock

Mostly quartz (SiO₂), with probable feldspar and iron-oxide staining

White Quartz Pebble (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz Pebble

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz or quartzite (Quartz (SiO₂); possibly quartzite, a recrystallized quartz sandstone) — metamorphic

Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz or quartzite

Quartz (SiO₂); possibly quartzite, a recrystallized quartz sandstone

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz) — metamorphic

Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz

Mahogany Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — igneous

Mahogany Obsidian

Volcanic Glass with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)