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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

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Obsidian (Volcanic glass) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic glass

Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3)

Quartz Pebble (Silica (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silica (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite/Quartz Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite/Quartz Arenite

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Smoky/Grey Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky/Grey Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Rose Quartz / Quartz Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Rose Quartz / Quartz Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Quartz (Prasiolite/Adventurine) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Green Quartz (Prasiolite/Adventurine)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Sandstone Cobble (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Cobble

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Quartzite Beach Pebble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

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

Rose Quartz and Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky quartz (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), smoky variety) — mineral

Smoky quartz

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), smoky variety

Goldstone (Avventurina (Man-made Glass with Copper inclusions)) — mineral

Goldstone

Avventurina (Man-made Glass with Copper inclusions)

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

Pumice

Pumice (a vesicular volcanic glass)

Tumbled smoky quartz with iron-stained inclusions (Quartz (SiO₂), likely smoky quartz variety) — mineral

Tumbled smoky quartz with iron-stained inclusions

Quartz (SiO₂), likely smoky quartz variety

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chalcedony (Agate/Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red synthetic corundum (ruby-colored lab-grown sapphire) (Corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), likely synthetic and chromium-colored) — gemstone

Red synthetic corundum (ruby-colored lab-grown sapphire)

Corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), likely synthetic and chromium-colored

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled tree agate (dendritic agate) (Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with manganese/iron-oxide dendrites) — mineral

Tumbled tree agate (dendritic agate)

Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with manganese/iron-oxide dendrites

Aquamarine (Tumbled) (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — gemstone

Aquamarine (Tumbled)

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Red Quartzite / River Siltstone (Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)) — metamorphic

Red Quartzite / River Siltstone

Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)

Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3)

Yellow Topaz (Imperial/Golden Topaz) (Topaz - Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) — gemstone

Yellow Topaz (Imperial/Golden Topaz)

Topaz - Al2SiO4(F,OH)2

Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly pegmatite or quartzite (Quartz (SiO₂)-rich aggregate; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph) — igneous

Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly pegmatite or quartzite

Quartz (SiO₂)-rich aggregate; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph

Breciated Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Breciated Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Herkimer Diamond (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Herkimer Diamond

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Citrine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite with Sandstone/Iron staining (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with Sandstone/Iron staining

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Sandstone (Weathered Coastal Boulder) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered Coastal Boulder)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

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

Quartz (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone with Iron Staining (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Staining

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)