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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

Green Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Schist (Schist) — Metamorphic

Schist

Schist

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

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Agate (Dyed or Treated Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), microcrystalline quartz variety) — mineral

Blue Agate (Dyed or Treated Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), microcrystalline quartz variety

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)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Prasiolite (Green Quartz) / Sea Glass Amalgam (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Prasiolite (Green Quartz) / Sea Glass Amalgam

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

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

Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz with Feldspar Veining

Silica (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) inclusions

Iron-stained quartz (probable quartz vein fragment) (Quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide staining) — mineral

Iron-stained quartz (probable quartz vein fragment)

Quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide staining

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)

Quartz (Small Fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Small Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Crystalline Silica (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Crystalline Silica (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)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

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 with inclusions (likely Chlorite or Hornblende) and country rock (SiO2 (Quartz) with associated ferromagnesian minerals) — Mineral/Igneous/Metamorphic association

Quartz with inclusions (likely Chlorite or Hornblende) and country rock

SiO2 (Quartz) with associated ferromagnesian minerals

Mineral/Igneous/Metamorphic association

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

Milky Quartz with inclusions

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, 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)

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

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Amethyst (Tumbled Quarz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartz vein in Schist (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host) — metamorphic

Quartz vein in Schist

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host

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

Yellow or Honey Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pumice (Pumice (Volcanic Glass with Vesicular Texture)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Volcanic Glass with Vesicular Texture)

Jasper / Agate / Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Jasper / Agate / Chalcedony

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Fulgurite (Lechatelierite) — mineral

Fulgurite

Lechatelierite

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

Chalcedony Geode Fragment (Botryoidal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Quartzwacke / Impure Sandstone (Arenite with minor lithic fragments (Silicon Dioxide matrix)) — sedimentary

Quartzwacke / Impure Sandstone

Arenite with minor lithic fragments (Silicon Dioxide matrix)

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)

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

Quartz (Rose/Pink variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag) (Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives) — Mineraloid

Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)

Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives

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

Quartz (Milky/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)