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Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct) (Fused Silicate Scoria (Amorphous mixture of FeO, SiO2, and CaO)) — Antropogenic Glass / Mineraloid

Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)

Fused Silicate Scoria (Amorphous mixture of FeO, SiO2, and CaO)

Antropogenic Glass / Mineraloid

Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver) — mineral

Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver

Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a resin matrix) — igneous

Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a resin matrix

Red Garnet (Pyrope or Almandine) (Garnet Group (A3B2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Red Garnet (Pyrope or Almandine)

Garnet Group (A3B2(SiO4)3)

Quartz (Engineered Quartz Surface) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based composite) — mineral (man-made composite)

Quartz (Engineered Quartz Surface)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based composite

mineral (man-made composite)

Green Slag (Anthropogenic Silicate Glass) — Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)

Green Slag

Anthropogenic Silicate Glass

Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)

Vesicular Basalt with Oxidized Crust (Vesicular Basalt (Iron-rich extrusive volcanic rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt with Oxidized Crust

Vesicular Basalt (Iron-rich extrusive volcanic rock)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Epithermal Gold Ore (in Quartz/Rhyolite matrix) (Auriferous Quartz (Au + SiO2)) — mineral

Epithermal Gold Ore (in Quartz/Rhyolite matrix)

Auriferous Quartz (Au + SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)

Limonite Stained Basalt (Hydrated Iron Oxide on Mafic Volcanic Rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — igneous

Limonite Stained Basalt

Hydrated Iron Oxide on Mafic Volcanic Rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Metamorphosed Pebble) (Gneiss with Quartz/Feldspar banding) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Metamorphosed Pebble)

Gneiss with Quartz/Feldspar banding

Diamond (specifically Blue Diamond color appearance) (Carbon (C) with trace Boron) — mineral

Diamond (specifically Blue Diamond color appearance)

Carbon (C) with trace Boron

Black Tourmaline (Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)) — mineral

Black Tourmaline

Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)

Diamond (Cubic Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Cubic Carbon (C)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite) (Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite)

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

Chert (with Limestone/Carbonate matrix) (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limestone/Carbonate matrix)

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)

Pink Himalayan Salt Rock (Halite) (Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)) — mineral

Pink Himalayan Salt Rock (Halite)

Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Granitic Pegmatite with Tourmaline (Granite (Feldspar/Quartz matrix) with Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH)) — igneous

Granitic Pegmatite with Tourmaline

Granite (Feldspar/Quartz matrix) with Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH)

Granite Pegmatite with Muscovite Mica (Granite Pegmatite (Silicon Dioxide and complex silicates)) — igneous

Granite Pegmatite with Muscovite Mica

Granite Pegmatite (Silicon Dioxide and complex silicates)

Diamond (Diamond (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (C)

Mica Schist (Schist (Biotite/Muscovite dominant)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Schist (Biotite/Muscovite dominant)

Pyrite in Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Prehnite (Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Vesicular Basalt or Scoria (Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt or Scoria

Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)

Jasper (Agate/Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Agate/Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Turquoise and Hematite (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Fe2O3 (Hematite)) — mineral

Turquoise and Hematite

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Fe2O3 (Hematite)

Chert (with Manganese Dendrites) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Manganese Dendrites)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Wishing Stone (Basalt/Greywacke with Quartz Vein) (Basalt or Siltstone with SiO2 (Quartz) hydrothermal intrusion) — igneous/sedimentary

Wishing Stone (Basalt/Greywacke with Quartz Vein)

Basalt or Siltstone with SiO2 (Quartz) hydrothermal intrusion

igneous/sedimentary

Rough Diamond (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

White Topaz (Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide; Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) — mineral

White Topaz

Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide; Al2SiO4(F,OH)2

Yellow Quartz Pebble (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz Pebble

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (Cluster Setting) (Carbon (C) - Diamond) — mineral

Diamond (Cluster Setting)

Carbon (C) - Diamond

Milky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group minerals) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group minerals