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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

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

White Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (with Iron Oxide)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide)

Quartzite River Rock (Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Pebble) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Tumbled chalcedony (likely carnelian/opaque agate) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide staining) — mineral

Tumbled chalcedony (likely carnelian/opaque agate)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide staining

Smoky quartz (Quartz (SiO₂), naturally irradiated brown variety) — mineral

Smoky quartz

Quartz (SiO₂), naturally irradiated brown variety

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions

Silicon (Silicon (Si)) — mineral

Silicon

Silicon (Si)

Snowflake Obsidian (Vitreous Silica with Spherulite inclusions (Amorphous SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Vitreous Silica with Spherulite inclusions (Amorphous SiO2)

Obsidian (likely blue-sheen or coated obsidian) (Volcanic glass; primarily rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich, noncrystalline)) — igneous

Obsidian (likely blue-sheen or coated obsidian)

Volcanic glass; primarily rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich, noncrystalline)

Chert (Flint Nodules) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled gray-green pebble, likely chert or altered volcanic rock (Cryptocrystalline quartz (chert), possibly silicified volcanic material) — sedimentary

Tumbled gray-green pebble, likely chert or altered volcanic rock

Cryptocrystalline quartz (chert), possibly silicified volcanic material

Polished black stone pendant, likely obsidian (Volcanic glass; primarily silica-rich rhyolitic glass (SiO₂), if obsidian) — igneous

Polished black stone pendant, likely obsidian

Volcanic glass; primarily silica-rich rhyolitic glass (SiO₂), if obsidian

Green fluorite (likely) (Fluorite — calcium fluoride, CaF₂) — mineral

Green fluorite (likely)

Fluorite — calcium fluoride, CaF₂

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

Green Aventurine

Quartz (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Aventurine (Silicon dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Aventurine

Silicon dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuschite inclusions)) — metamorphic

Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuschite inclusions)

Quartzite pebble (Quartzite (SiO2 based)) — metamorphic

Quartzite pebble

Quartzite (SiO2 based)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Chert (Flint Nodules) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartz sand or Chert) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Quartz sand or Chert)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Pumice (Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Andesite)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Andesite)

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

Quartzite with Quartz Veining (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Quartz Veining

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (River Pebble) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Pebble)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Educational Geologic Collection (Mixed Mineral and Rock Collection (Various compositions)) — mineral

Educational Geologic Collection

Mixed Mineral and Rock Collection (Various compositions)

Quartzite (Gold/Tan River Cobble) (Quartzite (composed primarily of crystalline SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Gold/Tan River Cobble)

Quartzite (composed primarily of crystalline SiO2)

Pumice (Pumice (Volcanic Glass Foam)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Volcanic Glass Foam)

Gold Sheen Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)) — igneous

Gold Sheen Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)

Snowflake Obsidian (Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Gold Sheen Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)) — igneous

Gold Sheen Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)