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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.

Chert (Blue-Gray Chert) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Blue-Gray Chert)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Slag (Anthropogenic Vitrophyre (Iron or Smelting Slag)) — Mineral-like byproduct

Slag

Anthropogenic Vitrophyre (Iron or Smelting Slag)

Mineral-like byproduct

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), variety of Chalcedony) — Mineral

Orbicular Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), variety of Chalcedony

Garnet (likely Almandine or a blend) (Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+. Given the dark, somewhat reddish-brown appearance in the image, it's likely Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or a mix with other iron-rich garnets.) — Mineral

Garnet (likely Almandine or a blend)

Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+. Given the dark, somewhat reddish-brown appearance in the image, it's likely Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or a mix with other iron-rich garnets.

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Shale (Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)) — Sedimentary

Shale

Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)

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

Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore/Bog Iron) (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore/Bog Iron)

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Fossilized Bone Fragment (Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (Hydrox yapatite replaced by Silica or Calcite)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bone Fragment

Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (Hydrox yapatite replaced by Silica or Calcite)

Amethyst (Raw Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst (Raw Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Efflorescence (on Clay Brick) (Crystalline salt deposits (typically Sodium Sulfate Na2SO4, Calcium Carbonate CaCO3, or Potassium Sulfate K2SO4)) — Mineral precipitate (anthropogenic context)

Efflorescence (on Clay Brick)

Crystalline salt deposits (typically Sodium Sulfate Na2SO4, Calcium Carbonate CaCO3, or Potassium Sulfate K2SO4)

Mineral precipitate (anthropogenic context)

Chrysocolla on Quartz/Rhyolite matrix (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral: (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla on Quartz/Rhyolite matrix

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral: (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — Mineral

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Chert (Chert / Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert / Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Smoky Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Chert Pebble/Nodule (Chert (a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline sedimentary form of quartz, SiO2)) — Sedimentary

Chert Pebble/Nodule

Chert (a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline sedimentary form of quartz, SiO2)

Orthoclase Feldspar (or K-Feldspar) (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — Mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar (or K-Feldspar)

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Nickel coin (U.S. currency) (Cupronickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel alloy)) — man-made alloy (metallic)

Nickel coin (U.S. currency)

Cupronickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel alloy)

man-made alloy (metallic)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Kunzite (Spodumene (LiAlSi2O6)) — mineral

Kunzite

Spodumene (LiAlSi2O6)

Snowflake Obsidian (Vitreous volcanic silicate rock (SiO2) with Spherulite inclusions) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Vitreous volcanic silicate rock (SiO2) with Spherulite inclusions

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amber (Succinite) — Organic (Mineraloid)

Amber

Succinite

Organic (Mineraloid)

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

Chert (Pink Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Liver Jasper or Chocolate Jasper) (Jasper (Silicate - SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper (Liver Jasper or Chocolate Jasper)

Jasper (Silicate - SiO2)

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (clastic/metamorphic subtype) (Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (clastic/metamorphic subtype)

Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz (various varieties) (SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz (various varieties)

SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — Mineral

Howlite

Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Quartzite pebble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Chert (specifically Jasper/Brown Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper/Brown Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)