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Industrial Byproduct (Anthropogenic Rock)

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

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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

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Pumice (Pumice (volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (volcanic glass)

Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Milk Quartz (with Iron staining) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milk Quartz (with Iron staining)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granitic Pegmatite with Muscovite Mica (Pegmatite (containing KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — igneous

Granitic Pegmatite with Muscovite Mica

Pegmatite (containing KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Iron-stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — mineral

Iron-stained Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock) (Granite) — igneous

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)

Granite

Basalt with Vesicles (Vesicular Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)) — igneous

Basalt with Vesicles

Vesicular Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)

Pumice (Pumice (a vesicular volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (a vesicular volcanic glass)

Pumice (Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Agate (Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2-rich metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2-rich metamorphic rock)

Andesite (Andesite (Intermediate Extrusive Volcanic Rock)) — igneous

Andesite

Andesite (Intermediate Extrusive Volcanic Rock)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

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

Basalt (River Pebble)

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Small tumbled dark stone, possibly basalt or slag (Likely fine-grained basalt; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph) — igneous

Small tumbled dark stone, possibly basalt or slag

Likely fine-grained basalt; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph

Gabbro (Phaneritic mafic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Gabbro

Phaneritic mafic intrusive igneous rock

Pumice (Pumice (Vesicular Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (Vesicular Volcanic Glass)

Faceted Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — gemstone

Faceted Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss

Opalite (Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)) — mineral

Opalite

Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)

Quartz Druzy / Quartz Crystal Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druzy / Quartz Crystal Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Peridotite (with Olivine) (Peridotite (dominantly (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)) — igneous

Peridotite (with Olivine)

Peridotite (dominantly (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

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

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)

Black Tourmaline (Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)) — mineral

Black Tourmaline

Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)

Agate (Agatized Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Agatized Chalcedony (SiO2)

Banded Agate (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Agate (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Eclogite (Eclogite (composed primarily of Omphacite and Pyrope Garnet)) — metamorphic

Eclogite

Eclogite (composed primarily of Omphacite and Pyrope Garnet)

Serpentine (Antigorite/Chrysotile/Lizardite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Antigorite/Chrysotile/Lizardite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

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

Quartz (Druzy)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt with Porphyritic Texture (Porphyritic Basalt) — igneous

Basalt with Porphyritic Texture

Porphyritic Basalt

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) within a sedimentary or volcanic host) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) within a sedimentary or volcanic host

Granite Pegmatite with Muscovite Mica (Granite Pegmatite (Silicon Dioxide and complex silicates)) — igneous

Granite Pegmatite with Muscovite Mica

Granite Pegmatite (Silicon Dioxide and complex silicates)

Schist (Chlorite or Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Chlorite or Mica Schist

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Vesicular Rhyolite (Extrusive igneous rock (high-silica rhyolite)) — igneous

Vesicular Rhyolite

Extrusive igneous rock (high-silica rhyolite)