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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

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Weathered quartz-rich pebble (Milky quartz, chiefly silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining and minor feldspar) — mineral

Weathered quartz-rich pebble

Milky quartz, chiefly silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining and minor feldspar

Milky Quartz (with trace inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (with trace inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)

Quartz Chip (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Chip

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Crystalline fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (70-75% SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (70-75% SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Obsidian Arrowhead (Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)) — igneous

Obsidian Arrowhead

Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (High-silica impact glass)) — igneous

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (High-silica impact glass)

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

Flint / Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Slag (Industrial Glass Slag) (Amorphous Silicate Glass (often containing Al, Ca, Mg, and Ti oxides)) — Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)

Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)

Amorphous Silicate Glass (often containing Al, Ca, Mg, and Ti oxides)

Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Terrazzo flooring containing marble aggregate (Marble (recrystallized calcite, CaCO₃) aggregate in cementitious terrazzo) — metamorphic

Terrazzo flooring containing marble aggregate

Marble (recrystallized calcite, CaCO₃) aggregate in cementitious terrazzo

Mica Schist or Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — metamorphic

Mica Schist or Muscovite

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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

Green Aventurine

Quartz (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions) - SiO2

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

Green Aventurine

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Fuchsite)

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

Aventurine (Green Aventurine)

Quartz variety (SiO2 with fuchsite inclusions)

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2

Quartzite (Quartzite (principally SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (principally SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Rock consisting chiefly of Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Rock consisting chiefly of Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

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

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

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

Chert (variations like Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (potentially Jasper/Common Opal mixture) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (potentially Jasper/Common Opal mixture)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)

Quartzite (Water-Worn) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Water-Worn)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Chert (Beach Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Beach Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)