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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

Rose quartz (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), pink variety) — mineral

Rose quartz

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), pink variety

Agate Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz with Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz with Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone Pebble (Quartz Arenite / Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Quartz Arenite / Sandstone

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Schorl (Black Tourmaline) (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)) — mineral

Schorl (Black Tourmaline)

Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)

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

Chert (White Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Banded Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Banded Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Chert (potentially Flint or Mudstone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (potentially Flint or Mudstone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (with iron oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (with iron oxide cement)

River Pebble (Quartz/Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

River Pebble (Quartz/Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Ironstone with Limonite/Goethite coating (Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone with Limonite/Goethite coating

Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Cullet Glass (Industrial Slag Glass) (Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities) — Man-made byproduct (often mistaken for Obsidian or Emerald)

Cullet Glass (Industrial Slag Glass)

Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities

Man-made byproduct (often mistaken for Obsidian or Emerald)

Red Sandstone (Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (clastic) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily composed of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (clastic)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily composed of SiO2)

Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide) (Silicon carbide (SiC)) — mineral

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)

Silicon carbide (SiC)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rough Star Sapphire (Corundum) (Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)) — mineral

Rough Star Sapphire (Corundum)

Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)

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

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Ferruginous) (Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)

Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)

Bumblebee Jasper (Calcite-bearing Volcanic Tuff containing Sulfur and Arsenic (Orpiment/Realgar)) — sedimentary

Bumblebee Jasper

Calcite-bearing Volcanic Tuff containing Sulfur and Arsenic (Orpiment/Realgar)

Scoria (Scoria (Vesicular Basalt/Andesite)) — igneous

Scoria

Scoria (Vesicular Basalt/Andesite)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood / Permineralized wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood / Permineralized wood (SiO2)

Pink quartz (likely rose quartz) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), typically massive rose quartz colored by trace elements and microscopic inclusions) — mineral

Pink quartz (likely rose quartz)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), typically massive rose quartz colored by trace elements and microscopic inclusions

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)

Chert Nodules in Sedimentary Rock (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Clastic Matrix) — sedimentary

Chert Nodules in Sedimentary Rock

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Clastic Matrix

Diamond (C (Carbon)) — gemstone

Diamond

C (Carbon)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Basalt (Extrusive mafic igneous rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive mafic igneous rock

Yellow Calcite (Polished) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite (Polished)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)

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

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)