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Mineraloid (Man Made Glass)

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

Green Aventurine (Tumbled Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine (Tumbled Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

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

Green Aventurine

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

River Quartzite (River Stone) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

River Quartzite (River Stone)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Double-Terminated Wand) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing Fuchsite (Chromium-rich Muscovite Mica)) — mineral

Green Aventurine (Double-Terminated Wand)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing Fuchsite (Chromium-rich Muscovite Mica)

Yellow Quartzite (Tumbled) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (Tumbled)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (mica)) — Mineral (variety of Quartz)

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (mica)

Mineral (variety of Quartz)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Quartz Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Green Aventurine

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Fuchsite inclusions

Green Aventurine (Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

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

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Muscovite/Fuchsite)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Muscovite/Fuchsite)

Chert (often called Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Flower Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2) with Scolecite/Opaque inclusions) — mineral

Flower Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with Scolecite/Opaque inclusions

Quartzite pebble (Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite pebble

Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Red Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Red Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Chert (Nodule) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Quartzite (Iron-Stained) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (Iron-Stained)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Quartzite River Pebbles (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — Metamorphic

Quartzite River Pebbles

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Yellow Aventurine (or Citrine-colored Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — metamorphic

Yellow Aventurine (or Citrine-colored Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Chert (Nodule) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (SiO2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (principally SiO2 + MgO, Fe3O4)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (principally SiO2 + MgO, Fe3O4)

Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Blue Aventurine (Quartzite with Dumortierite inclusions (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Blue Aventurine

Quartzite with Dumortierite inclusions (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Ferruginous Quartzite (Chert) (Quartzite with Iron inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — metamorphic

Ferruginous Quartzite (Chert)

Quartzite with Iron inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Sandstone (Greywacke) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with lithic fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Greywacke)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with lithic fragments)

Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silica / Silicon Dioxide), SiO2

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Amethyst (Purple Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Crystal Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)