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Synthetic Glass

Browse synthetic glass specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Opalite

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Zincite

Sideromelane

Lead Feldspar

Black Obsidian

Maskelynite

Obsidian

Tachylite

Hyalite Opal

Perlite

Macusanite

Tumbled pink quartz (probable rose quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), commonly colored by trace elements and microscopic inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled pink quartz (probable rose quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), commonly colored by trace elements and microscopic inclusions

White quartz pebble (Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz) — mineral

White quartz pebble

Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz

Obsidian (black volcanic glass) (Obsidian; predominantly rhyolitic volcanic glass, mainly SiO₂ with minor feldspar, quartz, and iron oxides) — igneous

Obsidian (black volcanic glass)

Obsidian; predominantly rhyolitic volcanic glass, mainly SiO₂ with minor feldspar, quartz, and iron oxides

Clear Quartz (Cut/Faceted Gemstone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — gemstone

Clear Quartz (Cut/Faceted Gemstone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz / Greenish Quartz)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Titanium Coated Aura Quartz (Apple Aura Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition Coating) — Mineral (Man-modified)

Titanium Coated Aura Quartz (Apple Aura Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition Coating

Mineral (Man-modified)

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

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Polished black stone, likely black obsidian (Obsidian (volcanic glass; mainly SiO₂)) — igneous

Polished black stone, likely black obsidian

Obsidian (volcanic glass; mainly SiO₂)

Pumice (Pumice (Vesicular Felsic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Vesicular Felsic Igneous Rock)

Chalcedony (possibly agate or common quartz) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) — mineral

Chalcedony (possibly agate or common quartz)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂

Chert Nodule / Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule / Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Rose Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (often called Jasper or Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Jasper or Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Carnelian/Jasper variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodular Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodular Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (Flinty variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flinty variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2

Pumice (Pumice (volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (volcanic glass)

Goldstone (Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.) — Manufactured Glass (Simulant)

Goldstone

Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.

Manufactured Glass (Simulant)

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky/Gravel variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Tumbled smoky quartz with iron-stained inclusions (Quartz (SiO₂), likely smoky quartz variety) — mineral

Tumbled smoky quartz with iron-stained inclusions

Quartz (SiO₂), likely smoky quartz variety

Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (High-silica natural glass, primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)) — igneous

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (High-silica natural glass, primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)

Pumice (Pumice (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Volcanic Glass)

Slag Glass (Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide) — mineral

Slag Glass

Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide

Granitic Pegmatite (with Pink Feldspar and Quartz) (Pegmatite (KAlSi3O8 + SiO2)) — igneous

Granitic Pegmatite (with Pink Feldspar and Quartz)

Pegmatite (KAlSi3O8 + SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Flint (Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint (Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Chert (or Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (or Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (with Iron Inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz (with Iron Inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Pink Quartz / Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz