Rock Identifier

Category

Synthetic Glass

Browse synthetic glass specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Milky Quartz (with Iron Oxide staining) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (with Iron Oxide staining)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (or Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz (or Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Iron Slag (Anthropogenic Iron oxide/Silicate composite) — Mineral-like byproduct (Technogenic)

Iron Slag

Anthropogenic Iron oxide/Silicate composite

Mineral-like byproduct (Technogenic)

Pumice (Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic rock)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic rock)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Quartz (Iron-Stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Black Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities like Fe3O4)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities like Fe3O4)

Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Amorphous volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Snowflake Obsidian

Vitreous volcanic silicate rock (SiO2) with Spherulite inclusions

Quartz (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hematite/limonite inclusions) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hematite/limonite inclusions

Quartz Druzy on Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druzy on Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Pink/Orange Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Pink/Orange Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Black Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (70–75% SiO2 plus MgO, Fe3O4)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (70–75% SiO2 plus MgO, Fe3O4)

Red Slag Glass (Cullet) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants) — Antropogenic (Man-made material)

Red Slag Glass (Cullet)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants

Antropogenic (Man-made material)

Black Chert (Chert (microcrystalline quartz)) — Mineral

Black Chert

Chert (microcrystalline quartz)

Pumice (Pumice (Volcanic glass with vesicular texture)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Volcanic glass with vesicular texture)

Pumice (Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (High-silica natural glass)) — igneous

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (High-silica natural glass)

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Black Obsidian with white veins (Volcanic Glass (70–75% SiO2)) — igneous

Black Obsidian with white veins

Volcanic Glass (70–75% SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite River Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite and Jasper Pebbles (Quartzite (re-crystallized Quartz) and Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite and Jasper Pebbles

Quartzite (re-crystallized Quartz) and Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

River Pebble (Brecciated Chert/Siltstone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

River Pebble (Brecciated Chert/Siltstone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Iron-stained Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining) — metamorphic

Iron-stained Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)