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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

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Boulder (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Boulder

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

White Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide)

Quartzite River Rock (Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Pebble) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Quartz Crystal (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled chalcedony (likely carnelian/opaque agate) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide staining) — mineral

Tumbled chalcedony (likely carnelian/opaque agate)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide staining

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions

Silicon (Silicon (Si)) — mineral

Silicon

Silicon (Si)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Obsidian (likely blue-sheen or coated obsidian) (Volcanic glass; primarily rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich, noncrystalline)) — igneous

Obsidian (likely blue-sheen or coated obsidian)

Volcanic glass; primarily rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich, noncrystalline)

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

Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Snowflake Obsidian (Vitreous Silica with Spherulite inclusions (Amorphous SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Vitreous Silica with Spherulite inclusions (Amorphous SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Quartz-rich breccia or vein quartz with iron staining (Microcrystalline to crystalline SiO₂, likely quartz with iron oxides/hydroxides and altered host rock) — igneous

Quartz-rich breccia or vein quartz with iron staining

Microcrystalline to crystalline SiO₂, likely quartz with iron oxides/hydroxides and altered host rock

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

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled gray-green pebble, likely chert or altered volcanic rock (Cryptocrystalline quartz (chert), possibly silicified volcanic material) — sedimentary

Tumbled gray-green pebble, likely chert or altered volcanic rock

Cryptocrystalline quartz (chert), possibly silicified volcanic material

Weathered porphyritic volcanic rock (Likely porphyritic andesite or dacite, with plagioclase phenocrysts in a fine-grained volcanic groundmass) — igneous

Weathered porphyritic volcanic rock

Likely porphyritic andesite or dacite, with plagioclase phenocrysts in a fine-grained volcanic groundmass

Chert (Chert Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Quartzite (Crystalline silica (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Crystalline silica (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Likely weathered quartz-rich stone (Probably quartz-bearing sandstone or milky quartz; exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Likely weathered quartz-rich stone

Probably quartz-bearing sandstone or milky quartz; exact identification requires testing

Pumice (Pumice (Volcanic Glass Foam)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Volcanic Glass Foam)

Gold Sheen Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)) — igneous

Gold Sheen Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)

Snowflake Obsidian (Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Pumice (Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)