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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

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (spherulitic Obsidian) - SiO2 (with Cristobalite inclusions)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (spherulitic Obsidian) - SiO2 (with Cristobalite inclusions)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Crystal (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (with Chlorite/Mineral Inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (with Chlorite/Mineral Inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

River Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

White Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Crystal (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst (Silicon dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2 + Fe3+)) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2 + Fe3+)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Polished mahogany obsidian (probable) (Volcanic glass; chiefly rhyolitic silica-rich glass (SiO₂), compositionally near rhyolite) — igneous

Polished mahogany obsidian (probable)

Volcanic glass; chiefly rhyolitic silica-rich glass (SiO₂), compositionally near rhyolite

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebbles (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebbles

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Flesh-colored Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Flesh-colored Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))) — Mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))

Vesicular volcanic rock, likely weathered pumice or scoria (Pumice/scoria; predominantly volcanic glass and feldspar, with possible iron oxides) — igneous

Vesicular volcanic rock, likely weathered pumice or scoria

Pumice/scoria; predominantly volcanic glass and feldspar, with possible iron oxides

Mahogany Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with Fe/Mg oxides)) — igneous

Mahogany Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with Fe/Mg oxides)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic glass containing Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic glass containing Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)

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

Pumice

Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Andesite)

Snowflake Obsidian (Vitreous Volcanic Glass (Siliceous Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Vitreous Volcanic Glass (Siliceous Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions)

Pumice (Pumice (a highly vesicular extrusive igneous rock)) — Igneous

Pumice

Pumice (a highly vesicular extrusive igneous rock)

Polished Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — Igneous

Polished Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

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

Black Obsidian with white veins

Volcanic Glass (70–75% SiO2)

Yellow Aventurine (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Mica inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Aventurine

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Mica inclusions (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Fulgurite (Lechatelierite (Fulgurite / Petrified Lightning)) — mineral

Fulgurite

Lechatelierite (Fulgurite / Petrified Lightning)

Weathered quartz-rich river cobble, possibly quartzite (Quartzite (mostly microcrystalline SiO₂), tentatively identified) — metamorphic

Weathered quartz-rich river cobble, possibly quartzite

Quartzite (mostly microcrystalline SiO₂), tentatively identified

Orange Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — metamorphic

Orange Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

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

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)