Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Category
Browse synthetic glass (often categorized as a simulated mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Quartz / River Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with vugs or solution cavities)
Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar with CaCO3 or SiO2 cement)
Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Smoky Crystal fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble with Iron Inclusions
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone with Algae Growth
Arenite with Chlorophyta/Lichen
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Chalcedony in Limestone Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slag
Ferrous slag (by-product of iron smelting)
Quartz (Milky or Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Mica and Pyrite
Quartz (SiO2) with Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) and Pyrite (FeS2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (Black Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz / Quartzite Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Vein with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Oxide
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite staining
Carnelian and Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite and Limonite inclusions
Yellow Quartz River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
Quartz Vein on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)