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Tektite (Natural Glass)

Browse tektite (natural glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Learn about Tektite (Natural Glass) in the encyclopedia

Macusanite

Moldavite

Obsidian

Black Obsidian

Green Obsidian

Blue Obsidian

Midnight Obsidian

Maskelynite

Pink Obsidian

Purple Obsidian

Purple Obsidian

Teal Obsidian

Yellow-Green Obsidian

Yellow-Green Obsidian

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

Quartz (Smoky/Milky)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Goldstone (Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Co and metallic inclusions)) — mineral (synthetic glass)

Blue Goldstone

Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Co and metallic inclusions)

mineral (synthetic glass)

Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass) (Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)) — mineraloid / man-made material

Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)

Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)

mineraloid / man-made material

Polished blue chalcedony or glass-like quartz specimen (Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly treated or synthetic; exact identification requires testing) — gemstone

Polished blue chalcedony or glass-like quartz specimen

Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly treated or synthetic; exact identification requires testing

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

Pumice

Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz with possible inclusion (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz with possible inclusion

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue chalcedony cabochon (probable) (Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz; silicon dioxide, SiO₂) — gemstone

Blue chalcedony cabochon (probable)

Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz; silicon dioxide, SiO₂

River Cobble (Quartzite) (Meta-orthoquartzite) — metamorphic

River Cobble (Quartzite)

Meta-orthoquartzite

Quartz Pebble (Tumbled / River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble (Tumbled / River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Citrine (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Citrine

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide staining/cementing)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide staining/cementing)

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Quartz Pebble (possibly Chalcedony or Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (possibly Chalcedony or Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Smoky or Impure Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky or Impure Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled green aventurine (Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green mica/fuchsite inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled green aventurine

Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green mica/fuchsite inclusions

Quartzite (Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Black Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Black Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 variety)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 variety)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Brecciated Jasper (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Brecciated Jasper

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Colorless Gemstone (possibly Diamond or Cubic Zirconia) (C (Diamond) or ZrO2 (Cubic Zirconia)) — gemstone

Colorless Gemstone (possibly Diamond or Cubic Zirconia)

C (Diamond) or ZrO2 (Cubic Zirconia)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz (Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions); Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — Mineral

Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions); Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite or Trachyte (High-silica volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Vesicular Rhyolite or Trachyte (High-silica volcanic glass)

Tumbled carnelian (Carnelian, orange-red chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)) — gemstone

Tumbled carnelian

Carnelian, orange-red chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)

Polished pink banded agate (Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂) — mineral

Polished pink banded agate

Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂

Garden Quartz (Lodalite) (Silicon Dioxide with various mineral inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Garden Quartz (Lodalite)

Silicon Dioxide with various mineral inclusions (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)