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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.

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)

Quartz-veined Mudstone or Argillite (SiO2 (Quartz) in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Mudstone or Argillite

SiO2 (Quartz) in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix

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

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite with Iron Inclusions (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Iron Inclusions

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

Green Aventurine

Quartz variety (SiO2 with inclusions)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (with Iron Oxide) (Arenite with Limonite/Hematite staining) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Oxide)

Arenite with Limonite/Hematite staining

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Jasper (var. Ocean or Polychrome Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (var. Ocean or Polychrome Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and mineral inclusions

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made) (SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)) — Amorphous Solid

Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)

SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)

Amorphous Solid

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rough Quartz (var. Citrine or Yellow Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rough Quartz (var. Citrine or Yellow Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

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

Yellow Quartz (Citrine type/Tumbled Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

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

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace elements of titanium, iron, or manganese

Chert (Grey Chert) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Grey Chert)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Tumbled) (Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Chlorite Inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Aluminum and Natural Irradiation) — mineral

Smoky Quartz (Chlorite Inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Aluminum and Natural Irradiation

Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone (predominantly)) — Sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartz Sandstone (predominantly)

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

Quartz (Common Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Lepidolite in Quartz (Lithium-bearing Ore) (Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)) — igneous/mineral

Lepidolite in Quartz (Lithium-bearing Ore)

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)

igneous/mineral

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)) — Mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions) — mineral

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Agate (Tumbled and Dyed) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with likely organic dyes) — mineral

Blue Agate (Tumbled and Dyed)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with likely organic dyes

Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)