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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

Milky Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Sapphire (likely lab-grown or treated) (Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)) — gemstone

Blue Sapphire (likely lab-grown or treated)

Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)

Olivine (Peridot) (Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4) — mineral

Olivine (Peridot)

Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Cubic Zirconia (Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Cubic Zirconia

Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Bull Quartz (Milky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Bull Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Marble (Carrara Marble style) (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble (Carrara Marble style)

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Native Copper in Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt with Native Copper (Cu)) — metamorphic

Native Copper in Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt with Native Copper (Cu)

Kimberlite with Diamond (Kimberlite (Diamond formula: C)) — igneous

Kimberlite with Diamond

Kimberlite (Diamond formula: C)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Peridot (Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4) — mineral

Peridot

Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4

Diamond (Diamond (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (C)

Auriferous Quartz with Pyrite (Gold-bearing Quartz (SiO2 + FeS2 + Au)) — mineral

Auriferous Quartz with Pyrite

Gold-bearing Quartz (SiO2 + FeS2 + Au)

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)) — mineral

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)

Limonite / Ironstone (Hydrated ferric oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite / Ironstone

Hydrated ferric oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone with Iron Inclusions (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Hematite/Limonite) — sedimentary

Limestone with Iron Inclusions

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Hematite/Limonite

Diamond (in a gold ring) (Diamond (pure carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond (in a gold ring)

Diamond (pure carbon, C)

Cubic Zirconia (Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Cubic Zirconia

Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)

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

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Garnet (Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals), formula varies e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Garnet

Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals), formula varies e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Rough Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Carbon (C)

Quartz Vein in Amphibolite / Gneiss (Quartz (SiO2) in Mafic Metamorphic Host Rock) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Amphibolite / Gneiss

Quartz (SiO2) in Mafic Metamorphic Host Rock

Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives) — mineraloid (man-made)

Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives

mineraloid (man-made)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan-like) (Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH) inclusions)) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan-like)

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH) inclusions)

Basalt (River Rock) (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt (River Rock)

Basalt

Copper Ore / Altered Granodiorite (Cupriferous rock with silicate gangue) — mineral

Copper Ore / Altered Granodiorite

Cupriferous rock with silicate gangue

Gossan (with Limonite/Hematite coating) (Ferruginous Gossan (Fe2O3·nH2O / Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Gossan (with Limonite/Hematite coating)

Ferruginous Gossan (Fe2O3·nH2O / Fe2O3)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily quartz with iron oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily quartz with iron oxide cement)

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

Rough Diamond

Diamond (Native Carbon, C)

Quartz (in matrix) (Quartz (SiO₂)) — mineral

Quartz (in matrix)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone (predominantly)) — Sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartz Sandstone (predominantly)

Opalite Egg (Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)) — mineral

Opalite Egg

Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)

Titanium Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral (man-enhanced)

Titanium Aura Quartz

Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral (man-enhanced)

Titanium Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Titanium Aura Quartz

Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Slate (Metamorphic Pelitic Rock) — metamorphic

Slate

Metamorphic Pelitic Rock

Basalt Pebble (Extrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Extrusive Igneous Rock

Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble) (Sedimentary rock fragment) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble)

Sedimentary rock fragment

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Vesicular Basalt (or Scoraceous Basalt) (Basalt (Vesicular texture)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (or Scoraceous Basalt)

Basalt (Vesicular texture)