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Industrial Byproduct (Often Confused With Igneous Rocks Or Meteorites)

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Pegmatite

Pyroxenite

Tactite

Feldspathic Sandstone

Feldspathic Sandstone

Cordierite Hornfels

Cordierite Hornfels

Chondrite Meteorite (Stone Meteorite (Chondrite)) — meteorite

Chondrite Meteorite

Stone Meteorite (Chondrite)

Milky Quartz with Talc / Serpentine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mg3Si4O10(OH)2) — metamorphic

Milky Quartz with Talc / Serpentine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

Fluorite, Sodalite, and Rose Quartz collection (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Sodium Aluminum Silicate with Chlorine (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2), Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Fluorite, Sodalite, and Rose Quartz collection

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Sodium Aluminum Silicate with Chlorine (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2), Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chondrite Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite (L or H group classification)) — igneous

Chondrite Meteorite

Ordinary Chondrite (L or H group classification)

Black Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3 with iron and titanium impurities)) — mineral

Black Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3 with iron and titanium impurities)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Magnetite (Octahedral Crystal) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Octahedral Crystal)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

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

Peridot (Olivine)

Olivine, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

Pink Spinel (Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)) — gemstone

Pink Spinel

Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)

Rhodonite (Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite

Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

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

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2-rich metamorphic rock)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Mainly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Mainly SiO2)

Blue Sapphire (Tumbled/Polished) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire (Tumbled/Polished)

Corundum (Al2O3)

Milky quartz (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Scoria (Scoriaceous Basalt) — igneous

Scoria

Scoriaceous Basalt

Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)

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

Milky Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Meteorite (Chondrite) (Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)) — igneous

Meteorite (Chondrite)

Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)

Diorite (Diorite) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite

Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Schist or Gneiss host) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Schist or Gneiss host)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Sodalite (Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)) — mineral

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)

Pegmatite (Igneous Pegmatite) — igneous

Pegmatite

Igneous Pegmatite

Pumice (Scoria variety) (Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)) — igneous

Pumice (Scoria variety)

Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)

Scoria (Vesicular Basalt / Scoria) — igneous

Scoria

Vesicular Basalt / Scoria

Diorite (Diorite (an intermediate intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite (an intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Tumbled green aventurine (Quartz (SiO₂), commonly containing fuchsite mica inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled green aventurine

Quartz (SiO₂), commonly containing fuchsite mica inclusions

Rhodonite (Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite

Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Cat's Eye Moonstone (Simulated/Synthetic or natural Cat's Eye Quartz/Glass) (There is no single scientific name. The appearance suggests either: Moonstone (feldspar group), Cat's Eye Quartz (SiO2), Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)), or most likely a synthetic material such as Fiber Optic Glass or 'Opalite' (a type of glass).) — Mineral

Cat's Eye Moonstone (Simulated/Synthetic or natural Cat's Eye Quartz/Glass)

There is no single scientific name. The appearance suggests either: Moonstone (feldspar group), Cat's Eye Quartz (SiO2), Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)), or most likely a synthetic material such as Fiber Optic Glass or 'Opalite' (a type of glass).

Sodalite (Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2) — Mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2

Olivine in Basalt (Peridot) (Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 in Vesicular Basalt) — igneous

Olivine in Basalt (Peridot)

Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 in Vesicular Basalt

Smelter Slag (Anthropogenic Silicate Slag) — igneous

Smelter Slag

Anthropogenic Silicate Slag

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3 with iron and titanium trace elements)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3 with iron and titanium trace elements)

Diorite river pebble (Diorite (intermediate plutonic rock)) — igneous

Diorite river pebble

Diorite (intermediate plutonic rock)

Blue Sapphire (Raw) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire (Raw)

Corundum (Al2O3)

Greenschist (Greenschist (Chlorite-Epidote-Actinolite Schist)) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist (Chlorite-Epidote-Actinolite Schist)

Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3)) — gemstone

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3)

Peach Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Peach Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)