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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

Quartz crystal (Quartz (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz crystal

Quartz (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)

Likely quartz cluster with iron staining (Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with calcite or feldspar inclusions) — mineral

Likely quartz cluster with iron staining

Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with calcite or feldspar inclusions

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

Flint (Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled Rose Quartz (Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Tumbled Rose Quartz

Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint) River Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz / Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — minerals

Quartz / Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates) — mineral

Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates

Muscovite Mica (Granitic Pegmatite) (Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — igneous

Muscovite Mica (Granitic Pegmatite)

Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Clear Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Slag (Industrial Glass Slag) (Amorphous Silica / Ferro-silicate Slag) — mineraloid / anthropogenic

Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)

Amorphous Silica / Ferro-silicate Slag

mineraloid / anthropogenic

Smoky quartz (likely) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), naturally irradiated variety) — mineral

Smoky quartz (likely)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), naturally irradiated variety

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz with Orthoclase Feldspar (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Quartz with Orthoclase Feldspar

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (volcanic glass; primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (volcanic glass; primarily SiO2)

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

Quartz / Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Muscovite (Mica) in Quartz Matrix (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Muscovite (Mica) in Quartz Matrix

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pink quartz (likely rose quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Pink quartz (likely rose quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Flint or Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pumice (Pumice (Vesicular Felsic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Vesicular Felsic Igneous Rock)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic glass containing Spherulite inclusions (primarily Cristobalite, SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic glass containing Spherulite inclusions (primarily Cristobalite, SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Vesicular volcanic rock, likely weathered pumice or scoria (Pumice/scoria; predominantly volcanic glass and feldspar, with possible iron oxides) — igneous

Vesicular volcanic rock, likely weathered pumice or scoria

Pumice/scoria; predominantly volcanic glass and feldspar, with possible iron oxides

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

Quartz (Milky/Clear)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky quartz (Quartz (SiO₂), naturally irradiated brown variety) — mineral

Smoky quartz

Quartz (SiO₂), naturally irradiated brown variety

Pumice (Pumice) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (felsic volcanic glass with cristobalite inclusions)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (felsic volcanic glass with cristobalite inclusions)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz Pebble with Matrix (Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble with Matrix

Quartz (SiO2)