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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

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Amethyst Quartz fragment

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert or Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert or Chalcedony

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica / Glass Slag) — industrial byproduct (anthropogenic rock-like material)

Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica / Glass Slag

industrial byproduct (anthropogenic rock-like material)

Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly pegmatite or quartzite (Quartz (SiO₂)-rich aggregate; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph) — igneous

Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly pegmatite or quartzite

Quartz (SiO₂)-rich aggregate; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph

Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst and Green Aventurine (Tumbled Gemstones set in a wand) (Quartz (SiO2) varieties - Amethyst and Aventurine) — gemstone

Amethyst and Green Aventurine (Tumbled Gemstones set in a wand)

Quartz (SiO2) varieties - Amethyst and Aventurine

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

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

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Citrine or Yellow Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Citrine or Yellow Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Muscovite (Muscovite, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite

Muscovite, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Muscovite Mica in Quartz (Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) and Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Muscovite Mica in Quartz

Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) and Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Snowflake Obsidian (Obsidian with Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Obsidian with Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)

Rhinestone (or glass crystal) (Silicon dioxide (if glass) / Various) — Mineral/gemstone imitation

Rhinestone (or glass crystal)

Silicon dioxide (if glass) / Various

Mineral/gemstone imitation

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Grain)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Natural glass (High-silica impact glass)) — mineral

Tektite (Indochinite)

Natural glass (High-silica impact glass)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2-rich glass)) — Igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2-rich glass)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite

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

Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky or Smoky variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Smoky variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)

Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety) (Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)) — mineral

Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety)

Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)

Slag Glass (Silicon dioxide with impurities) — mineral

Slag Glass

Silicon dioxide with impurities

Clear Quartz (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Small Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky to Clear)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Smoky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Banded Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pumice (Pumice (a highly vesicular, silicic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (a highly vesicular, silicic volcanic rock)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Clear/Milky)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)