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Synthetic Glass (Often Categorized As A Simulated Mineral)

Browse synthetic glass (often categorized as a simulated mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Opalite

Sideromelane

Pele's Tears

Porphyritic Obsidian

Porphyritic Obsidian

Anatase

Red Obsidian

Euxenite

Gray Obsidian

Gold Sheen Obsidian

Pink Lady Obsidian

Zircon

Aventurine

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

Quartz (Milky/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Tan Chert) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Tan Chert)

Chert (SiO2)

Fulgurite (Fulgurite (Lechatelierite)) — metamorphic

Fulgurite

Fulgurite (Lechatelierite)

Fulgurite (Lechatelierite) — mineral

Fulgurite

Lechatelierite

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

Quartz (Milky/Common)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz with Mica/Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates) — mineral

Quartz with Mica/Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates

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

Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Nodule in Limestone (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule in Limestone

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

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

Quartz (Iron-Stained)

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite River Rock with Dendrites (Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone with Manganese Oxide (MnO2) inclusions) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock with Dendrites

Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone with Manganese Oxide (MnO2) inclusions

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Iron-stained Quartz (with Limonite/Hematite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions (FeO(OH) or Fe2O3)) — Mineral

Iron-stained Quartz (with Limonite/Hematite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions (FeO(OH) or Fe2O3)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Iron-stained River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite)) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

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

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz / Greenish Quartz)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Jasper or Agate pendant (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Jasper or Agate pendant

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz on Schist (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Foliated Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Quartz on Schist

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Foliated Metamorphic Rock

Quartz and Limestone Grouping (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Quartz and Limestone Grouping

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz Pebble

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Rose/Pink variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Rose/Pink variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Sheen Obsidian

Volcanic glass (SiO2 with inclusions)

Granite / Quartz Vein Rock (Granitoid with Quartz (SiO2)) — igneous

Granite / Quartz Vein Rock

Granitoid with Quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Gravel Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Amethyst (Tumbled Quarz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Sandstone Concretion (Sandstone (Sedimentary rock, mostly SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Concretion

Sandstone (Sedimentary rock, mostly SiO2)

Chalcedony Geode Fragment (Botryoidal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Chalcedony Geode Fragment (Botryoidal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Quartz with Feldspar Veining (Silica (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) inclusions) — mineral

Quartz with Feldspar Veining

Silica (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) inclusions

Sandstone (Banded) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Banded)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite and Mineral Collection (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite and Mineral Collection

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert Nodules (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)) — Mineraloid / Industrial Byproduct

Red Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)

Mineraloid / Industrial Byproduct

Yellow or Honey Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow or Honey Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)