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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

Mammoth Molar Fossil (Mammuthus primigenius (Tooth fragment)) — fossil

Mammoth Molar Fossil

Mammuthus primigenius (Tooth fragment)

Fossil Snail (Gastropoda (fossilized)) — fossil

Fossil Snail

Gastropoda (fossilized)

Fossil Snail (Gastropoda (fossilized)) — fossil

Fossil Snail

Gastropoda (fossilized)

Goethite / Limonite Concretion (Iron Hydroxide Oxide (FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Goethite / Limonite Concretion

Iron Hydroxide Oxide (FeO(OH))

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

Chert (Flint) Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — Sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Chert Nodules in Limestone (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules in Limestone

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Chalky Flint Node) (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chalky Flint Node)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (with Limestone matrix) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limestone matrix)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limonite (Limonite (FeOO·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite

Limonite (FeOO·nH2O)

Travertine (Tufa) (Travertine (Aragonite/Calcite form of Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine (Tufa)

Travertine (Aragonite/Calcite form of Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Faceted blue gemstone, likely blue topaz or synthetic spinel (Topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂) or synthetic spinel (MgAl₂O₄); image insufficient for certainty) — gemstone

Faceted blue gemstone, likely blue topaz or synthetic spinel

Topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂) or synthetic spinel (MgAl₂O₄); image insufficient for certainty

Vesicular basalt (likely weathered scoria) (Basaltic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and olivine with vesicles) — igneous

Vesicular basalt (likely weathered scoria)

Basaltic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and olivine with vesicles

Flint (Silicon dioxide (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Silicon dioxide (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Amethyst geode fragment (Quartz, SiO₂; purple color from irradiation-related iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst geode fragment

Quartz, SiO₂; purple color from irradiation-related iron impurities

Tiger's Eye (Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite (SiO2)) — gemstone

Tiger's Eye

Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite (SiO2)

Travertine (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Fossiliferous Flint (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Echinoid Fossil) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Flint

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Echinoid Fossil

Limpets Shell / Fossil Specimen (Patellogastropoda (Class)) — fossil

Limpets Shell / Fossil Specimen

Patellogastropoda (Class)

Chrysocolla in Quartz (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate with silicon dioxide (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O + SiO2)) — mineral

Chrysocolla in Quartz

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate with silicon dioxide (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O + SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint nodules in Limestone) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint nodules in Limestone)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed of quartz, illite, chlorite)) — metamorphic

Slate

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed of quartz, illite, chlorite)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Black Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Amorphous volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)

Diamond (or Simulant) (Carbon (C) or various simulants (e.g., Cubic Zirconia)) — gemstone

Diamond (or Simulant)

Carbon (C) or various simulants (e.g., Cubic Zirconia)

Amber (Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Tiger's Eye and Gemstone Assortment (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye and Gemstone Assortment

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum) (Moissanite (SiC)) — mineral

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)

Moissanite (SiC)

Chert Pebble (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (specifically Tan/Gray Chert) (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Tan/Gray Chert)

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Jasper (Multi-color Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper (Multi-color Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)