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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

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Obsidian (Black Obsidian) (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian (Black Obsidian)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Black Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass) — igneous

Pumice

Vesicular volcanic glass

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

Clear Quartz Sphere

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (specifically Milky Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / Flint with Cortex (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint with Cortex

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz on Greenstone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Altered Igneous Geologic Unit) — metamorphic

Quartz on Greenstone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Altered Igneous Geologic Unit

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Quartz Crystal (Geode Fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal (Geode Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Weathered / Crushed) (Quartz Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered / Crushed)

Quartz Sandstone

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear quartz sphere or polished quartz cabochon (tentative) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); appearance may also be consistent with ordinary glass, which cannot be ruled out from the image alone) — gemstone

Clear quartz sphere or polished quartz cabochon (tentative)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); appearance may also be consistent with ordinary glass, which cannot be ruled out from the image alone

Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica Glass (with metal oxide inclusions)) — Mineraloid / Industrial Waste

Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica Glass (with metal oxide inclusions)

Mineraloid / Industrial Waste

Sea Glass (Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic glass) - SiO2) — mineral

Sea Glass

Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic glass) - SiO2

Slag Glass (Glassy Silicate Residue) — industrial byproduct

Slag Glass

Glassy Silicate Residue

industrial byproduct

Fulgurite (Fulgurite (Lechatelierite/Silica glass)) — mineral

Fulgurite

Fulgurite (Lechatelierite/Silica glass)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Green Slag Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (with metallic impurities)) — Igneous (Anthropogenic)

Green Slag Glass

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (with metallic impurities)

Igneous (Anthropogenic)

Yellow Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Limestone (River Pebble) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (River Pebble)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (or potentially massive Quartz/Quartzite) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary (if chert) / metamorphic (if quartzite)

Chert (or potentially massive Quartz/Quartzite)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

sedimentary (if chert) / metamorphic (if quartzite)

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

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (Permineralized organic tissue)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (Permineralized organic tissue)

Citrine (or Yellow Chalcedony / Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine (or Yellow Chalcedony / Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Tumbled Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz with Iron Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions

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

Chert (Flint)

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)

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

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Tan/Yellow variety) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Tan/Yellow variety)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Iron-stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 with Limonite/Hematite impurities)) — mineral

Iron-stained Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 with Limonite/Hematite impurities)

Chalcedony (Common Opal or Agate variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Common Opal or Agate variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)