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Anthropogenic (Man Made Industrial Byproduct)

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Fluorite (often called Rainbow Fluorite or Purple-Green Fluorite) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (often called Rainbow Fluorite or Purple-Green Fluorite)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Orange Quartzite (Tumble-polished) (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Orange Quartzite (Tumble-polished)

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Diamond (Cut Specimen) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (Cut Specimen)

Carbon (C)

Diamond (in a gold ring setting) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in a gold ring setting)

Carbon (C)

Bauxite (Bauxite (Al(OH)3 mixed with Fe2O3 and clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Al(OH)3 mixed with Fe2O3 and clay minerals)

Almandine Garnet (Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)) — mineral

Almandine Garnet

Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite / Dolomite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite / Dolomite (CaCO3)

Granitoid (Granitic Rock) (Granitoid (Quartzo-feldspathic plutonic rock)) — igneous

Granitoid (Granitic Rock)

Granitoid (Quartzo-feldspathic plutonic rock)

Granodiorite (Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granodiorite

Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Vesicular Basalt (Scoria) (Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock (FeO-SiO2-MgO)) — Igneous

Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)

Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock (FeO-SiO2-MgO)

Milk Quartz (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milk Quartz (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ruby (Corundum (Aluminium Oxide with Chromium impurities, Al2O3:Cr)) — mineral

Ruby

Corundum (Aluminium Oxide with Chromium impurities, Al2O3:Cr)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Banded Iron Formation (Banded Iron Formation (BIF)) — Metamorphic Rock

Banded Iron Formation

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Metamorphic Rock

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)

Serpentine (Serpentinite (complex of Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Serpentinite (complex of Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)Si2O5(OH)4

Banded Agate (specifically Sardonyx) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony/Quartz) — mineral

Banded Agate (specifically Sardonyx)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony/Quartz

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (containing minerals of the Serpentine subgroup: Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile; formula (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (containing minerals of the Serpentine subgroup: Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile; formula (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Olivine (Peridot when gem-quality) (Magnesium Iron Silicate, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) — Mineral

Olivine (Peridot when gem-quality)

Magnesium Iron Silicate, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

Dragon Vein Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Dragon Vein Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rhodolite Garnet (Magnesium Aluminum Silicate; formula: (Mg,Fe)3Al2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Rhodolite Garnet

Magnesium Aluminum Silicate; formula: (Mg,Fe)3Al2(SiO4)3

Diamond (set in Gold) (Diamond (pure carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond (set in Gold)

Diamond (pure carbon, C)

Diamond (Green tinted) (Carbon (C) with trace impurities or lattice defects) — mineral

Diamond (Green tinted)

Carbon (C) with trace impurities or lattice defects

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

Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Kyanite (Blue or Blue-Grey) (Kyanite (Al2SiO5)) — metamorphic mineral

Kyanite (Blue or Blue-Grey)

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

metamorphic mineral

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

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon-based solid)) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon-based solid)

Magnetite (Lodestone variety) (Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Lodestone variety)

Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)

Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)

Quartzite (River Cobble) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Cobble)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Granite (Plutonic felsic igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Plutonic felsic igneous rock

Diamond (faceted) (Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond (faceted)

Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)

White Howlite (Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

White Howlite

Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Veined Pebble (likely a Quartz-Veined Pebble) (Pebble with Mineral Vein (e.g., Quartz Vein in a Chert/Mudstone Pebble)) — Sedimentary Rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein)

Veined Pebble (likely a Quartz-Veined Pebble)

Pebble with Mineral Vein (e.g., Quartz Vein in a Chert/Mudstone Pebble)

Sedimentary Rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein)

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

Quartz (Granular Milky Quartz fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Garnet (Almandine and Pyrope (Silicate minerals: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 and Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Red Garnet

Almandine and Pyrope (Silicate minerals: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 and Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)) — mineral

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)