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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

Polished tiger’s-eye (Chatoyant quartz, mainly fibrous crocidolite pseudomorphed by quartz (SiO₂)) — mineral

Polished tiger’s-eye

Chatoyant quartz, mainly fibrous crocidolite pseudomorphed by quartz (SiO₂)

Green Quartz (Prasiolite or Aventurine) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Green Quartz (Prasiolite or Aventurine)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with natural radiation treatment) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with natural radiation treatment

Blue Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) — mineral

Blue Topaz

Al2SiO4(F,OH)2

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

Green Quartz (Prasiolite/Adventurine/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Yellow Quartz or Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (predominantly SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (predominantly SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Tumbled/Water-worn Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz (Tumbled/Water-worn Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled citrine or iron-stained quartz (Quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained or natural citrine) — mineral

Tumbled citrine or iron-stained quartz

Quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained or natural citrine

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement

Citrine (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rough Quartz (var. Citrine or Yellow Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rough Quartz (var. Citrine or Yellow Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper and Chalcedony Nodule (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper and Chalcedony Nodule

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Gold Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine (likely Heat-Treated Amethyst) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine (likely Heat-Treated Amethyst)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz

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)

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

Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Citrine-colored Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Slag (Industrial By-product) (Glassy silicate or metallic smelting residue) — mineral-like (anthropogenic)

Slag (Industrial By-product)

Glassy silicate or metallic smelting residue

mineral-like (anthropogenic)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear quartz cabochon (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — gemstone

Clear quartz cabochon

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Sandstone (Quartz-rich) (Arenite (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite (SiO2)

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

Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Jasper and Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz variety) — sedimentary

Jasper and Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz variety

Smoky Quartz (with possible Feldspar inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz (with possible Feldspar inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Quartzite Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Quartzite Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly chert or quartzite fragment (Indeterminate; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining) — metamorphic

Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly chert or quartzite fragment

Indeterminate; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining

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

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Shale (Argillaceous Rock) — sedimentary

Shale

Argillaceous Rock

Sandstone (Stream-rounded) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Stream-rounded)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Weathered) (Arenite (typically SiO2 as quartz grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Weathered)

Arenite (typically SiO2 as quartz grains)

Clear Quartz Crystal (Likely Golden Healer/Iron-Stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz Crystal (Likely Golden Healer/Iron-Stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Likely quartz fragment (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartz-rich rock) — mineral

Likely quartz fragment

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartz-rich rock

Quartz (likely Herkimer Diamond style) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (likely Herkimer Diamond style)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Smoky quartz (rough, water-worn crystal) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), smoky variety) — mineral

Smoky quartz (rough, water-worn crystal)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), smoky variety