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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)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Tumbled green aventurine (probable) (Quartz aggregate, SiO₂, commonly containing fuchsite mica inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled green aventurine (probable)

Quartz aggregate, SiO₂, commonly containing fuchsite mica inclusions

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic glass with Spherulite inclusions (SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic glass with Spherulite inclusions (SiO2)

Quartz (Smoky/Brown variety) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky/Brown variety)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — gemstone

Clear Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Quartz Sand Gravel (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Sand Gravel

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (often referred to as 'Sea Glass' or 'River Stone' when worn smooth) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (often referred to as 'Sea Glass' or 'River Stone' when worn smooth)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled pale stone, likely milky quartz or calcite (Quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Tumbled pale stone, likely milky quartz or calcite

Quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing

Tumbled carnelian (Carnelian, orange-red variety of cryptocrystalline chalcedony (SiO₂)) — gemstone

Tumbled carnelian

Carnelian, orange-red variety of cryptocrystalline chalcedony (SiO₂)

Likely polished/tumbled quartz-rich specimen (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly an agate or chalcedony variety) — mineral

Likely polished/tumbled quartz-rich specimen

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly an agate or chalcedony variety

Quartzite Cobble (Meta-quartzite (90%+ SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Cobble

Meta-quartzite (90%+ SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)

Quartzite with Iron Inclusions (Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Iron Inclusions

Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)

Milky quartz-rich rock (Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz with minor iron-stained gangue) — mineral

Milky quartz-rich rock

Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz with minor iron-stained gangue

Pumice (Pumice (Volcanic silicate glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Volcanic silicate glass)

Pumice (Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)

Pumice (Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass)

Sheen Obsidian (Volcanic glass (SiO2 with inclusions)) — igneous

Sheen Obsidian

Volcanic glass (SiO2 with inclusions)

Pumice (Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)

Green Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)) — Industrial byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or mineral)

Green Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)

Industrial byproduct (often mistaken for obsidian or mineral)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz with Hematite/Limonite staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Hematite/Limonite staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide with impurities)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide with impurities)

Green Aventurine (Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions

Quartzite pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — gemstone

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Quartzite (River Stone) (Quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Stone)

Quartzite

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Chert with Limestone matrix (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2) in Calcite (CaCO3) matrix) — sedimentary

Chert with Limestone matrix

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2) in Calcite (CaCO3) matrix

Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions) - SiO2) — metamorphic

Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions) - SiO2

Jasper Pendant (Chalcedony (Quartz) - SiO2) — Mineral/Sedimentary

Jasper Pendant

Chalcedony (Quartz) - SiO2

Mineral/Sedimentary

Pumice (Pumice (Volcanic Glass Foam)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Volcanic Glass Foam)

Pumice (Pumice (volcanic glass foam)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (volcanic glass foam)

Pumice (Pumice (Felsic volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Felsic volcanic glass)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions

Pumice (Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)

Pumice (Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)

Pumice (Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)) — Igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)