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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

Siltstone (Siltstone (primarily composed of microcrystalline Quartz and Feldspar)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (primarily composed of microcrystalline Quartz and Feldspar)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Turquoise and Hematite (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Fe2O3 (Hematite)) — mineral

Turquoise and Hematite

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Fe2O3 (Hematite)

Diamond (Cubic Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Cubic Carbon (C)

Herkimer Diamond (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Herkimer Diamond

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Jasper (Agate/Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Agate/Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite) (Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite)

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mixed Quartz Bracelet (Rose Quartz and Larimar-colored beads) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions) — mineral

Mixed Quartz Bracelet (Rose Quartz and Larimar-colored beads)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)

Chert (SiO2)

Diamond (specifically Blue Diamond color appearance) (Carbon (C) with trace Boron) — mineral

Diamond (specifically Blue Diamond color appearance)

Carbon (C) with trace Boron

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Iron inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Iron inclusions

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite in Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Black Tourmaline (Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)) — mineral

Black Tourmaline

Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)

Milky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group minerals) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group minerals

Diamond (Cluster Setting) (Carbon (C) - Diamond) — mineral

Diamond (Cluster Setting)

Carbon (C) - Diamond

Diamond (Diamond (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (C)

Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond) (Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)

Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)

Aquamarine (Beryl) (Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Aquamarine (Beryl)

Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Milky Quartz with Mica (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite Mica [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Mica

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite Mica [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite

Epithermal Gold Ore (in Quartz/Rhyolite matrix) (Auriferous Quartz (Au + SiO2)) — mineral

Epithermal Gold Ore (in Quartz/Rhyolite matrix)

Auriferous Quartz (Au + SiO2)

Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)) — mineral

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)

Vanadinite (Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)) — mineral

Vanadinite

Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)

Native Copper in Basalt (Cuprum (with Host Basalt)) — igneous

Native Copper in Basalt

Cuprum (with Host Basalt)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Garnet (Almandine) (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Garnet (Almandine)

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite

Grey Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Grey Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Prehnite (Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

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

Quartz (Gravel Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)) — mineral

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)

Granitic Pegmatite with Tourmaline (Granite (Feldspar/Quartz matrix) with Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH)) — igneous

Granitic Pegmatite with Tourmaline

Granite (Feldspar/Quartz matrix) with Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH)

White Topaz (Topaz - Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) — mineral

White Topaz

Topaz - Al2SiO4(F,OH)2

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Yellow Jasper

Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions