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Mineraloid (Man Made Glass)

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

Quartzite with Iron Inclusions (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Iron Inclusions

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Chert (Green variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz on Basalt (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Mafic Igneous Rock) — Mineral on Igneous Rock

Quartz on Basalt

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Mafic Igneous Rock

Mineral on Igneous Rock

Chert (Red/Brown Variety) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Red/Brown Variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Flint (Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint variety) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Jasper with Quartz inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper with Quartz inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing iron impurities

Granite (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Jasper with Quartz inclusion (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper with Quartz inclusion

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Citrine (Yellow Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Citrine (Yellow Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Amethyst (Rough Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with Iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst (Rough Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with Iron impurities)

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

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Quartzite (River Stone) (Quartzite (mainly SiO2 with iron oxide staining)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Stone)

Quartzite (mainly SiO2 with iron oxide staining)

Quartz (Milky or Grainy Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Grainy Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Gneiss or Basalt (Milky Quartz (SiO2) within Metamorphic Host Rock) — Metamorphic or Igneous with Mineral Inclusion

Quartz Vein in Gneiss or Basalt

Milky Quartz (SiO2) within Metamorphic Host Rock

Metamorphic or Igneous with Mineral Inclusion

Granite (Weathered) (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — Igneous

Granite (Weathered)

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Pink Granite (Phaneritic intrusive felsic igneous rock) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic intrusive felsic igneous rock

Chert / Flint Nodules (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint Nodules

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amethyst (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Purple variety of Crystalline Quartz) — mineral

Amethyst

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Purple variety of Crystalline Quartz

Obsidian (Obsidian (principally SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (principally SiO2)

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

Amethyst (Quartz variety)

Amethyst - SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (specifically Red Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxides (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Jasper (specifically Red Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxides (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Iron-Stained Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite) inclusions) — mineral

Iron-Stained Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite) inclusions

Quartz Pebble (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral / Sedimentary setting

Quartz Pebble (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mineral / Sedimentary setting

Chert (variously Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Chert (variously Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO₂)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Bull Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Bull Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

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

Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Quartzite River Rock

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (with Limonite staining) (Arenite (FeOx-rich)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Limonite staining)

Arenite (FeOx-rich)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)