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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

Tumbled or rough turquoise-like specimen (Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate — CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; identification is uncertain from the image) — mineral

Tumbled or rough turquoise-like specimen

Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate — CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; identification is uncertain from the image

Kaolin (China Clay) (Kaolinite [Al2Si2O5(OH)4]) — sedimentary

Kaolin (China Clay)

Kaolinite [Al2Si2O5(OH)4]

Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — gemstone

Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Wavellite with Quartz (Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 & SiO2) — mineral

Wavellite with Quartz

Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 & SiO2

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) vein cutting through host rock) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) vein cutting through host rock

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace)) — gemstone

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace)

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia) (Carbon (C) / Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)

Carbon (C) / Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Garnet (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Garnet

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

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

Rough Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Brown Jasper (Likely) (Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — Mineral

Brown Jasper (Likely)

Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Hematite or Goethite-rich Ironstone (Ironstone (Oxidized Iron Ore)) — sedimentary

Hematite or Goethite-rich Ironstone

Ironstone (Oxidized Iron Ore)

Beads (likely glass or man-made material) (N/A (artificial material)) — Man-made material, not a natural rock or mineral specimen

Beads (likely glass or man-made material)

N/A (artificial material)

Man-made material, not a natural rock or mineral specimen

Nephrite Jade (Nephrite) — Mineral/Rock

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite

Aura Quartz (Coated Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with metallic vapor) — mineral

Aura Quartz (Coated Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with metallic vapor

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Brecciated jasper/chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and clay inclusions) — sedimentary

Brecciated jasper/chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and clay inclusions

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Topaz (Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)) — Mineral

Topaz

Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)

Chalcedony or Chert/Jasper with secondary mineral staining (SiO2 (for chalcedony/quartz) with possible secondary copper minerals (e.g., CuSiO3·nH2O for chrysocolla, Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 for malachite) or iron oxides/hydroxides.) — Mineral, potentially a rock with chalcedony/jasper.

Chalcedony or Chert/Jasper with secondary mineral staining

SiO2 (for chalcedony/quartz) with possible secondary copper minerals (e.g., CuSiO3·nH2O for chrysocolla, Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 for malachite) or iron oxides/hydroxides.

Mineral, potentially a rock with chalcedony/jasper.

Basaltic Tuff / Volcanic Breccia (Pyroclastic Breccia / Lithic Tuff) — igneous

Basaltic Tuff / Volcanic Breccia

Pyroclastic Breccia / Lithic Tuff

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

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

Botryoidal chalcedony (likely white quartz/chalcedony) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly partly altered carbonate or opaline silica) — mineral

Botryoidal chalcedony (likely white quartz/chalcedony)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly partly altered carbonate or opaline silica

Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite) (Bituminous Coal (Grade of Coal), Anthracite (Grade of Coal)) — Sedimentary Rock

Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite)

Bituminous Coal (Grade of Coal), Anthracite (Grade of Coal)

Sedimentary Rock

Sand Grain (Silica/Quartz Grain) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sand Grain (Silica/Quartz Grain)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Vesicular volcanic rock, likely weathered scoria (Scoria (vesicular basaltic-andesitic volcanic rock), composition approximately plagioclase, pyroxene, and volcanic glass) — igneous

Vesicular volcanic rock, likely weathered scoria

Scoria (vesicular basaltic-andesitic volcanic rock), composition approximately plagioclase, pyroxene, and volcanic glass

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

Red Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Sandstone (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

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

Chert (or Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Limestone (Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — Sedimentary

Limestone

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Limonite (Ironstone Concretion) (Limonite (Hydrous ferric oxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)

Limonite (Hydrous ferric oxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Magnetic Hematite (Man-made) (Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) with Barium-Strontium Ferrite) — mineral

Magnetic Hematite (Man-made)

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) with Barium-Strontium Ferrite

Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Fire Agate/Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye treatment) — mineral

Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Fire Agate/Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye treatment

Native Copper (Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper

Copper (Cu)

Agate (Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Banded Serpentinite with Calcite Veins (Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Banded Serpentinite with Calcite Veins

Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia) (Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)

Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Vein with Host Rock (Greywacke/Siltstone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Clastic Sedimentary/Metamorphic Matrix) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein with Host Rock (Greywacke/Siltstone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Clastic Sedimentary/Metamorphic Matrix

Faceted Diamond or Cubic Zirconia (Carbon (C) for Diamond; Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) for CZ) — mineral

Faceted Diamond or Cubic Zirconia

Carbon (C) for Diamond; Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) for CZ