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Industrial Byproduct (Anthropogenic Rock Like Material)

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Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Argillite

Dunite

Porcelanite

Felsite

Granulite

Metarhyolite

Limonite

Orbicular Granite

Orbicular Granite

Bauxite

Granodiorite

Metabasalt

Sandstone Pebble (Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Sandstone (Garden Boulder) (Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Garden Boulder)

Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)

Diamond in Kimberlite (Kimberlite host rock with C (Carbon) inclusion) — igneous

Diamond in Kimberlite

Kimberlite host rock with C (Carbon) inclusion

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Epidote (Unakite component) / Green Quartzite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) — metamorphic

Epidote (Unakite component) / Green Quartzite

Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)

Chert (Common Opal/Agate mixture) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Common Opal/Agate mixture)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Banded) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Banded)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Sandstone (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Sandstone (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Iron-rich) (Arenite (with Hematite cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone (Iron-rich)

Arenite (with Hematite cement)

Brecciated jasper, possibly rainforest jasper (Jasper: microcrystalline to cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂, commonly containing hematite, goethite, chlorite, epidote, and other iron- and manganese-bearing minerals) — gemstone

Brecciated jasper, possibly rainforest jasper

Jasper: microcrystalline to cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂, commonly containing hematite, goethite, chlorite, epidote, and other iron- and manganese-bearing minerals

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

Quartz Geode

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Flint nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)

Massive Quartz with Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Massive Quartz with Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Vesicular Basalt (Scoria) (Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock (FeO-SiO2-MgO)) — Igneous

Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)

Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock (FeO-SiO2-MgO)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula: SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula: SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bicolor Quartz (Milk Quartz with Slag or Dark Inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — mineral

Bicolor Quartz (Milk Quartz with Slag or Dark Inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Tektite (Tektite (meteoritic glass)) — meteorite

Tektite

Tektite (meteoritic glass)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (with manganese staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with manganese staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite) — sedimentary

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite

Sandstone (Arenite (predominantly SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (predominantly SiO2)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)

Pink Rhyolite (Rhyolite (High-silica volcanic rock)) — igneous

Pink Rhyolite

Rhyolite (High-silica volcanic rock)

Sedimentary Sandstone (Sandstone Slab) (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Sandstone (Sandstone Slab)

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Pumice (Pumice (a highly vesicular, silicic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (a highly vesicular, silicic volcanic rock)

Sandstone (Iron-stained) (Arenite with Limonite/Hematite staining) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Iron-stained)

Arenite with Limonite/Hematite staining

Obsidian Arrowhead (Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian Arrowhead

Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2)

Garnet Schist (Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Biotite Schist (likely) (Biotite Schist (rock), Biotite (mineral)) — Metamorphic

Biotite Schist (likely)

Biotite Schist (rock), Biotite (mineral)

Garnet Schist (Almandine-mica schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine-mica schist

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)