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Industrial Byproduct (Anthropogenic Material)

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Adirondack Garnet

Adirondack Garnet

Peat

Almandine Garnet

Almandine Garnet

Dunite

Limonite

Shell Opal

Madagascar Opal

Lavender Obsidian

Electric Blue Obsidian

Orange Obsidian

Diamond

Metarhyolite

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

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Corundum (Sapphire / Raw Sapphire) (Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)) — gemstone

Corundum (Sapphire / Raw Sapphire)

Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Granitic Gravel (Granite (Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica mixture)) — igneous

Granitic Gravel

Granite (Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica mixture)

Sandstone (with biological crust) (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with biological crust)

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Arenite

Sandstone (Banded) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Banded)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Quartz Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Muscovite Mica (in Quartz matrix) (Potassium aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica (in Quartz matrix)

Potassium aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)

Chert / Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Iron Ore (Hematite/Goethite) (Ironstone (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Iron Ore (Hematite/Goethite)

Ironstone (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))

Quartzite (Quartzite) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite

Tumbled brown jasper (Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly with chalcedony and iron oxides) — mineral

Tumbled brown jasper

Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly with chalcedony and iron oxides

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Fe/Mg rich)) — igneous

Basalt

Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Fe/Mg rich)

Quartzite (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)

Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)

Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive Igneous Basalt

Greywacke (Lithic Sandstone (Greywacke)) — sedimentary

Greywacke

Lithic Sandstone (Greywacke)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Granodiorite / Granite (Granodiorite (containing Quartz SiO2, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite)) — igneous

Granodiorite / Granite

Granodiorite (containing Quartz SiO2, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite)

Vesicular Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Fossil or modern bivalve shell (Calcium carbonate shell, likely aragonite (CaCO₃); exact species cannot be determined from the image) — fossil

Fossil or modern bivalve shell

Calcium carbonate shell, likely aragonite (CaCO₃); exact species cannot be determined from the image

Polished amber-colored translucent stone, likely citrine or yellow chalcedony (Most consistent with quartz (SiO₂), potentially citrine; translucent yellow chalcedony is another possibility) — mineral

Polished amber-colored translucent stone, likely citrine or yellow chalcedony

Most consistent with quartz (SiO₂), potentially citrine; translucent yellow chalcedony is another possibility

Tumbled jasper (possibly orbicular jasper) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; jasper is an opaque variety of chalcedony) — mineral

Tumbled jasper (possibly orbicular jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; jasper is an opaque variety of chalcedony

Iron-stained chalcedony or jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely ferruginous jasper/chalcedony) — mineral

Iron-stained chalcedony or jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely ferruginous jasper/chalcedony

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Olivine (Peridot) (Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4) — mineral

Olivine (Peridot)

Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4

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

Quartz (Yellow/Citrine variety or Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone with Iron Oxide Staining (Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Iron Oxide Staining

Sedimentary Rock (Calcite, CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Limestone with Iron Inclusions (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Hematite/Limonite) — sedimentary

Limestone with Iron Inclusions

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Hematite/Limonite