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Industrial Byproduct (Anthropogenic Material)

Browse industrial byproduct (anthropogenic material) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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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

Chert (variously known as Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variously known as Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint/Jasper) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint/Jasper)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Chert (often called Flint when dark) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Iron meteorite (likely) (Fe–Ni metallic meteorite, commonly kamacite–taenite) — meteorite

Iron meteorite (likely)

Fe–Ni metallic meteorite, commonly kamacite–taenite

Banded malachite cabochon (Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; the dark bands may be manganese-oxide or other sulfide-rich matrix, and could also indicate a composite or treated specimen) — mineral

Banded malachite cabochon

Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; the dark bands may be manganese-oxide or other sulfide-rich matrix, and could also indicate a composite or treated specimen

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chalcedony (likely agate/chert variety) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) — mineral

Chalcedony (likely agate/chert variety)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂

Quartz-rich pegmatitic rock (likely quartz–feldspar–mica specimen) (Granitic pegmatite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark mica/amphibole) — igneous

Quartz-rich pegmatitic rock (likely quartz–feldspar–mica specimen)

Granitic pegmatite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark mica/amphibole

Gray chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz) (Chalcedony, SiO₂; likely common gray/blue-gray variety) — mineral

Gray chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz)

Chalcedony, SiO₂; likely common gray/blue-gray variety

Small purple quartz crystal, likely amethyst (Amethyst: violet variety of quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — gemstone

Small purple quartz crystal, likely amethyst

Amethyst: violet variety of quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

$Amethyst-bearing quartz (likely polished or naturally fractured) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron-related defects) — mineral$

Amethyst-bearing quartz (likely polished or naturally fractured)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron-related defects

Malachite / Copper Ore (Cu2CO3(OH)2) — mineral

Malachite / Copper Ore

Cu2CO3(OH)2

Chrysocolla (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Greenstone (Metabasalt / Metavolcanic rock) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Metabasalt / Metavolcanic rock

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Slate (Metamorphic Pelitic Rock) — metamorphic

Slate

Metamorphic Pelitic Rock

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Diamond (C (Carbon)) — gemstone

Diamond

C (Carbon)

Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Slate

Foliated Metamorphic Rock

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

Chert / Flint Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert / Flint

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Nephrite Jade (Nephrite) — Mineral/Rock

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite

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

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

Diabase (Diabase (also known as Dolerite)) — igneous

Diabase

Diabase (also known as Dolerite)

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Aphanitic Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Aphanitic Silica (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert / Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert / Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Aragonite Star Cluster (Aragonite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite Star Cluster

Aragonite (CaCO3)