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Synthetic (Man Made Glass)

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

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Opalite

Goldstone

Zincite

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Blue Goldstone

Sideromelane

Lead Feldspar

Black Obsidian

Maskelynite

Obsidian

Tachylite

Map Jasper

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

Pyrite in Matrix

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Chert (Tan/Brown variety) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Tan/Brown variety)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 principal)

Chert (and Jasper/Chalcedony mixture) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Jasper/Chalcedony mixture)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone) — sedimentary

Coquina

Bioclastic Limestone

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone) — sedimentary

Coquina

Bioclastic Limestone

Blue Quartz (Aventurine) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (commonly Dumortierite)) — mineral

Blue Quartz (Aventurine)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (commonly Dumortierite)

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

Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodular or Massive Variety) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular or Massive Variety)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Opal Inlay (Simulated/Lab-created) (Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with polymer resin) — mineraloid

Blue Opal Inlay (Simulated/Lab-created)

Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with polymer resin

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

Chert (Nodule)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Zebra Chert/Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Zebra Chert/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically White Chert or Novaculite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically White Chert or Novaculite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3)

Ruby (Corundum (Aluminium Oxide with Chromium impurities, Al2O3:Cr)) — mineral

Ruby

Corundum (Aluminium Oxide with Chromium impurities, Al2O3:Cr)

Ruby (Corundum) (Corundum (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium trace elements, Al2O3) — mineral

Ruby (Corundum)

Corundum (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium trace elements, Al2O3

Carved quartz (likely rose quartz and green aventurine/quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); green material may be aventurine quartz or serpentine) — gemstone

Carved quartz (likely rose quartz and green aventurine/quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); green material may be aventurine quartz or serpentine

Diamond (Cut and Polished) (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — gemstone

Diamond (Cut and Polished)

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Chert (specifically Flint Arrowhead) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint Arrowhead)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (Jasper / Quartz pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper / Quartz pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint for darker varieties) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint for darker varieties)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Fossil Sea Urchin (Echinoid) (Echinoidea fossil (often replaced by silica or calcite)) — fossil

Fossil Sea Urchin (Echinoid)

Echinoidea fossil (often replaced by silica or calcite)

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

Chert (and Jasper/Flint variety)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Composite Turquoise or Reconstituted Turquoise with Copper inclusions (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) mixed with matrix and copper/bronze flakes) — mineral

Composite Turquoise or Reconstituted Turquoise with Copper inclusions

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) mixed with matrix and copper/bronze flakes

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Emerald (Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)) — gemstone

Emerald

Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)

Chert Pebble/Nodule (Chert (a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline sedimentary form of quartz, SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert Pebble/Nodule

Chert (a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline sedimentary form of quartz, SiO2)

Bismuth (Bismuth (Bi)) — Mineral

Bismuth

Bismuth (Bi)

Chert (Grey-Green Flint) (Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Grey-Green Flint)

Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Seashell Fragment (Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) - primarily Aragonite or Calcite) — fossil

Seashell Fragment

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) - primarily Aragonite or Calcite

Aquamarine (Aquamarine (Beryl variety); Be3Al2Si6O18) — mineral

Aquamarine

Aquamarine (Beryl variety); Be3Al2Si6O18

Diamond (Cut Gemstone) (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond (Cut Gemstone)

Carbon (C)

Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone) — sedimentary

Coquina

Bioclastic Limestone

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

Chert (and Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Black Chert or Flint) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Black Chert or Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule/Pebble) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule/Pebble)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Opal (in Jewelry Setting) (Hydrated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)) — gemstone

Opal (in Jewelry Setting)

Hydrated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)

Diamond (Pure Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Pure Carbon (C)

Flint (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)