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Industrial Byproduct (Often Confused With Igneous Rocks Or Meteorites)

Browse industrial byproduct (often confused with igneous rocks or meteorites) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Smoky Quartz (Ferruginous Quartz) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz (Ferruginous Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Milk Quartz (with Iron staining) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milk Quartz (with Iron staining)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Amethyst (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)

mineral
Chert (specifically Jasper/Brown Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper/Brown Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Banded Agate (Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

mineral
Labradorite (Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)) — mineral

Labradorite

Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)

mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous Slate/Sandstone) (Asphaltum / Bituminous Rock) — sedimentary

Asphalt (Bituminous Slate/Sandstone)

Asphaltum / Bituminous Rock

sedimentary
Banded Agate (specifically Sardonyx) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony/Quartz) — mineral

Banded Agate (specifically Sardonyx)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony/Quartz

mineral
Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe2+ trace elements)) — Mineral

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe2+ trace elements)

Mineral
Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

metamorphic
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)

sedimentary
Garnet Schist (Garnetiferous Micaceous Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Garnetiferous Micaceous Schist

metamorphic
Titanium Coated Aura Quartz (Apple Aura Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition Coating) — Mineral (Man-modified)

Titanium Coated Aura Quartz (Apple Aura Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition Coating

Mineral (Man-modified)
Garnet-Mica Schist (Garnetiferous Porphyroblastic Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet-Mica Schist

Garnetiferous Porphyroblastic Schist

metamorphic
Chert (variously Flint) (Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Chert (variously Flint)

Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO₂)

sedimentary
Granite (Granite (Mainly Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Mainly Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)

igneous
Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

metamorphic
Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions) — sedimentary

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

sedimentary
Yellow Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

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

Satin Spar (Selenite)

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

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

Yellow Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

mineral
Riverstone Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Riverstone Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

metamorphic
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite

(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8

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

Smoky Quartz (with inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Anthracite (Anthracite Coal (C)) — sedimentary

Anthracite

Anthracite Coal (C)

sedimentary
Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)

metamorphic
Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Rhodonite

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

mineral
Shiva Lingam (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasproid/Jasper)) — sedimentary

Shiva Lingam

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasproid/Jasper)

sedimentary
Chert / Flint Nodules in Limestone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint Nodules in Limestone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

sedimentary
Chert and Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert and Chalcedony

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Yellow Calcite (Banded Calcite) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite (Banded Calcite)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

sedimentary
Aragonite / Calcite Geode (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite / Calcite Geode

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement fragment) (Artificial conglomerate / Bitumen-Aggregate mixture) — sedimentary

Asphalt (Bituminous pavement fragment)

Artificial conglomerate / Bitumen-Aggregate mixture

sedimentary
Red Sandstone (Arenite (with Iron Oxide pigmentation)) — Sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (with Iron Oxide pigmentation)

Sedimentary
Chert (Arrowhead variety) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Arrowhead variety)

Chert (SiO2)

sedimentary
Diamond (in a jewelry setting) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in a jewelry setting)

Carbon (C)

mineral
Howlite (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Howlite

Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

mineral
Garnet Schist (Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

metamorphic