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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

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

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Black Chert (Flint / Basanite) (Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Black Chert (Flint / Basanite)

Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Rose Quartz Beads (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Quartz Variety) — mineral

Rose Quartz Beads

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Quartz Variety

Quartz (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions

Quartzite River Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Lodolite (Garden Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (Chlorite, Hematite, etc.)) — mineral

Lodolite (Garden Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (Chlorite, Hematite, etc.)

Rose Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

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

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper based on color) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper based on color)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Blue-Gray Chert) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Blue-Gray Chert)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper mix) (Hydrous Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper mix)

Hydrous Silica (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Brown Jasper / River Siltstone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary

Brown Jasper / River Siltstone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Quartz (Smoky or Impure Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky or Impure Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Obsidian (likely snowflake or smoky obsidian fragment) (Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)) — igneous

Obsidian (likely snowflake or smoky obsidian fragment)

Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)

Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Yellow Quartz / Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Obsidian (Volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)

Obsidian (Extrusive igneous volcanic glass) — igneous

Obsidian

Extrusive igneous volcanic glass

Green Aventurine in Host Rock (SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)) — mineral

Green Aventurine in Host Rock

SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper / Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Tumbled Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — gemstone

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Chlorapatite / Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Chlorapatite / Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Rough Quartz (Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz crystal point (likely smoky or iron-stained quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Quartz crystal point (likely smoky or iron-stained quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Quartzite River Rock (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Tumbled pale green aventurine (probable) (Quartz, SiO₂, with dispersed fuchsite or other green inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled pale green aventurine (probable)

Quartz, SiO₂, with dispersed fuchsite or other green inclusions

Fulgurite (Lechatelierite (Silica glass tubes)) — mineral

Fulgurite

Lechatelierite (Silica glass tubes)

Likely tumbled amber or orange chalcedony (Uncertain from image; possibly amber (fossilized resin, chiefly C10H16O) or carnelian (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)) — gemstone

Likely tumbled amber or orange chalcedony

Uncertain from image; possibly amber (fossilized resin, chiefly C10H16O) or carnelian (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)

Weathered quartz-rich pebble (probable quartzite or quartz vein fragment) (Quartzite, predominantly silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph) — metamorphic

Weathered quartz-rich pebble (probable quartzite or quartz vein fragment)

Quartzite, predominantly silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph