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Mineraloid (Man Made Glass)

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

Quartz (Iron-stained or Ferruginous Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained or Ferruginous Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Chert (and Flint variant) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Flint variant)

Chert (SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartzite Pebble (Yellow/Cloudy Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Recrystallized Sandstone) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble (Yellow/Cloudy Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Recrystallized Sandstone

metamorphic
Quartzite with Iron Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 impurities) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 impurities

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Rose variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebbles

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Quartz Pebbles (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebbles

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Chert (Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Porous Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Porous Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)

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

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

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

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Pyrite in Shale (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Matrix) — mineral

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Matrix

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

Quartz (Vein Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Jasper (Jasper (Silica/Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silica/Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (with Quartz Veining) (Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Quartz Veining)

Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Fire Quartz (Hematoid Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — mineral

Fire Quartz (Hematoid Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

mineral
Quartz Vein with Host Rock (Greywacke/Siltstone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Clastic Sedimentary/Metamorphic Matrix) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein with Host Rock (Greywacke/Siltstone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Clastic Sedimentary/Metamorphic Matrix

metamorphic
Chert (Jasper) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Chert (Jasper type) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper type)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (often called Flint when dark) (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (and Limestone) (Chert (consisting of Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Limestone)

Chert (consisting of Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Honey Chert or Chalcedony Pebble) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Honey Chert or Chalcedony Pebble)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Epidote (Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))) — metamorphic

Epidote

Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Jasper and Basalt Mix (Dark Chert/Basalt River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Mafic extrusive igneous rock) — sedimentary or igneous

Jasper and Basalt Mix (Dark Chert/Basalt River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Mafic extrusive igneous rock

sedimentary or igneous
Chert (with Quartz veins) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Quartz veins)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral