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Industrial Byproduct (Anthropogenic Rock)

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Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Asphalt Rock

Rock Salt

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Adirondack Garnet

Adirondack Garnet

Anorthosite

Cataclasite

Peridotite

Phosphorite

Gondite

Basalt Water-Worn Pebble (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt Water-Worn Pebble

Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock

Sandstone / Quartzite (Sedimentary quartz arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone / Quartzite

Sedimentary quartz arenite

Sandstone (likely Siltstone or Mudstone) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with various oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Siltstone or Mudstone)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with various oxides)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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)

Serpentine (Serpentine group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Serpentine group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4)

Eclogite (Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Eclogite

Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet Metamorphic Rock)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

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

Chert Nodule (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled Stone Collection (featuring Tiger's Eye, Rose Quartz, and Moss Agate) (Mixed Silicates and Oxides (predominantly SiO2 group minerals)) — mineral

Tumbled Stone Collection (featuring Tiger's Eye, Rose Quartz, and Moss Agate)

Mixed Silicates and Oxides (predominantly SiO2 group minerals)

Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria) (Extrusive mafic igneous rock) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)

Extrusive mafic igneous rock

River Stone (Basalt) (Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic)) — igneous

River Stone (Basalt)

Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Iron-stained) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Iron-stained)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

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

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Quartz (Druzy) on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Druzy) on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite Cobble (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Cobble

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Pumice (Pumiceous volcanic glass) — igneous

Pumice

Pumiceous volcanic glass

Coal (Bituminous / Anthracite) (Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbonaceous Rock)) — sedimentary

Coal (Bituminous / Anthracite)

Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbonaceous Rock)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Small pale rock fragment (Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or a weathered feldspar-rich fragment) — mineral

Small pale rock fragment

Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or a weathered feldspar-rich fragment

Gold-bearing Quartz / Auriferous River Rock (Lode Gold in Quartz Matrix (SiO2 + Au)) — sedimentary

Gold-bearing Quartz / Auriferous River Rock

Lode Gold in Quartz Matrix (SiO2 + Au)

Quartzite (Quartzite (principally SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (principally SiO2)

Pumice (Pumicite (Volcanic glass with vesicular texture)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumicite (Volcanic glass with vesicular texture)

Pumice (Pumiceous rhyolite) — igneous

Pumice

Pumiceous rhyolite

Sandstone (Pebble) (Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble)

Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Pegmatite with Quartz and Feldspar (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Pegmatite with Quartz and Feldspar

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Pegmatite or Graphic Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Pegmatite or Graphic Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix

Basalt with Iron Oxide staining (Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt with Iron Oxide staining

Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pumice (Pumicite) — igneous

Pumice

Pumicite

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Scoria (Scoria (vesicular volcanic rock)) — igneous

Scoria

Scoria (vesicular volcanic rock)

Granitic Pegmatite (with Smoky Quartz and Mica) (Granitic Pegmatite (composed of SiO2, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2, and (K,Na)(AlSi3O8))) — igneous

Granitic Pegmatite (with Smoky Quartz and Mica)

Granitic Pegmatite (composed of SiO2, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2, and (K,Na)(AlSi3O8))

Quartz (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz