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Mineraloid (Man Made Glass)

Browse mineraloid (man made glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Opalite

Goldstone

Shungite

Blue Goldstone

Sideromelane

Black Obsidian

Maskelynite

Obsidian

Tachylite

Map Jasper

Hyalite Opal

Perlite

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

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

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite mica)

Mica Specimen (Schist / Muscovite) (Muscovite / Biotite Mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)) — metamorphic

Mica Specimen (Schist / Muscovite)

Muscovite / Biotite Mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Muscovite Schist with Quartz (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz Matrix) — metamorphic

Muscovite Schist with Quartz

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz Matrix

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

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Black obsidian (probable) (Volcanic glass; primarily SiO₂-rich rhyolitic composition) — igneous

Black obsidian (probable)

Volcanic glass; primarily SiO₂-rich rhyolitic composition

Muscovite (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Muscovite Mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2

Muscovite Mica (likely on Quartz/Feldspar) (Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica (likely on Quartz/Feldspar)

Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Muscovite Mica Schist (Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Muscovite Mica Schist

Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Muscovite Schist (Mica Schist (primarily KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Muscovite Schist

Mica Schist (primarily KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Muscovite Schist (Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Muscovite Schist

Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Tumbled quartz crystal (likely smoky or iron-stained quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled quartz crystal (likely smoky or iron-stained quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Chert (variant Flint/Jasper) (Microcrystalline Opaline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variant Flint/Jasper)

Microcrystalline Opaline Silica (SiO2)

Rounded quartz-rich pebble (Chert or quartzite pebble (tentative; mostly microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Rounded quartz-rich pebble

Chert or quartzite pebble (tentative; mostly microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)

Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly chert or milky quartz (Mostly microcrystalline or crystalline quartz (SiO₂), identification uncertain from photograph) — mineral

Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly chert or milky quartz

Mostly microcrystalline or crystalline quartz (SiO₂), identification uncertain from photograph

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Faceted) or Cubic Zirconia / Glass imitation (SiO2 (if Quartz), ZrO2 (if Cubic Zirconia)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Faceted) or Cubic Zirconia / Glass imitation

SiO2 (if Quartz), ZrO2 (if Cubic Zirconia)

Milky Quartz with inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dark flint or chert fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called flint when dark and nodular) — sedimentary

Dark flint or chert fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called flint when dark and nodular

Muscovite Mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2

Pegmatite with Mica (Granitic Pegmatite (containing Muscovite and Biotite)) — igneous

Pegmatite with Mica

Granitic Pegmatite (containing Muscovite and Biotite)

Muscovite Schist with Quartz (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 (Muscovite) in Schist) — metamorphic

Muscovite Schist with Quartz

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 (Muscovite) in Schist

Snowflake Obsidian (Spherulitic Obsidian (Amorphous Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Spherulitic Obsidian (Amorphous Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions)

Chert (often called Flint or River Pebble) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or River Pebble)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Green Aventurine

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)

Muscovite Mica (with Quartz) (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica (with Quartz)

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Muscovite Mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic glass, primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic glass, primarily SiO2)

Quartz with Muscovite Mica (SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral group

Quartz with Muscovite Mica

SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Tumbled amethyst (Quartz, purple variety; silicon dioxide (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation) — mineral

Tumbled amethyst

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

Chert (Green River Chert) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green River Chert)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Gemstone Ring (Various (Likely Glass, Cubic Zirconia, or assorted semi-precious stones)) — gemstone

Gemstone Ring

Various (Likely Glass, Cubic Zirconia, or assorted semi-precious stones)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)