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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

Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Faceted Diamond or Cubic Zirconia (Carbon (C) for Diamond; Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) for CZ) — mineral

Faceted Diamond or Cubic Zirconia

Carbon (C) for Diamond; Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) for CZ

Rough Citrine Quartz (Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron impurities)) — mineral

Rough Citrine Quartz

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron impurities)

Coarse Sand and River Gravel (Siliciclastic Sediment (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)) — sedimentary

Coarse Sand and River Gravel

Siliciclastic Sediment (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)

Blue-dyed Quartz Druzy (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment) — mineral

Blue-dyed Quartz Druzy

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment

Quartz Sand and Gravel (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Sand and Gravel

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Milky quartz pebble (Quartz (SiO₂), commonly called milky quartz) — mineral

Milky quartz pebble

Quartz (SiO₂), commonly called milky quartz

Carved lavender chalcedony (likely agate) animal figurine (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; probable chalcedony or pale lavender agate) — gemstone

Carved lavender chalcedony (likely agate) animal figurine

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; probable chalcedony or pale lavender agate

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine Quartz (Carved Point) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Citrine Quartz (Carved Point)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

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

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

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

Smoky Quartz with Iron Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Amethyst

Silicon dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2 + Fe3+)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions) — man-made material

Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions

man-made material

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Druzy on Agate (River Cobble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral / Sedimentary (often associated with volcanic hosts)

Quartz Druzy on Agate (River Cobble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mineral / Sedimentary (often associated with volcanic hosts)

Clear Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope series) (Garnet Group - X3Y2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope series)

Garnet Group - X3Y2(SiO4)3

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Arrowhead Artifact) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead Artifact)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Agate (Dyed Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions) — Synthetic/Man-made Glass

Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions

Synthetic/Man-made Glass

Quartz Pebble (Beach Agate / Chalcedony Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (Beach Agate / Chalcedony Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pearl-and-gemstone insect brooch (Pearl: nacre (aragonite, CaCO₃); colored stones are likely synthetic or natural corundum/spinel/glass, not determinable from the image) — gemstone

Pearl-and-gemstone insect brooch

Pearl: nacre (aragonite, CaCO₃); colored stones are likely synthetic or natural corundum/spinel/glass, not determinable from the image

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

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

Green Aventurine (Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)

Green Aventurine (Gua Sha tool) (Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine (Gua Sha tool)

Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)

Citrine Quartz / Yellow Quartz Pebbles (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz / Yellow Quartz Pebbles

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Iron-stained Quartzite

Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct) (Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (often containing Fayalite: Fe2SiO4)) — Mineraloid/Anthropogenic (Technofossil)

Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)

Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (often containing Fayalite: Fe2SiO4)

Mineraloid/Anthropogenic (Technofossil)

Pumice (Pumice) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions (Limonite/Goethite)) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions (Limonite/Goethite)