Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
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Browse industrial byproduct (often confused with igneous rocks or meteorites) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Tree Agate
SiO2
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone Nodules)
Ferruginous Sandstone with Limonite/Goethite coating (Fe2O3·H2O)
Basalt Scoria
Vesicular Basalt
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals), formula varies e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Rough Star Sapphire (Corundum)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (Silica-rich natural glass)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet Group (Fe3Al2Si3O12 or Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Chinese Writing Stone
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite with Feldspar phenocrysts (SiO2-rich Silicates)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Chondrite Meteorite
L or H type Ordinary Chondrite
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Schist
Chlorite/Mica Schist
Magnetite Sand (Black Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Peridot (likely, based on color and appearance)
Olivine group mineral, specifically (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Blue Sapphire (Tumbled/Polished)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Quartz Geode (with possible Manganese or Goethite coating)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet (Pyrope-Almandine series)
Garnet Group, (Mg,Fe)3Al2Si3O12
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (Amorphous Silica Glass), SiO2(Al2O3)
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).
Iron Meteorite (likely Chondrite or weathered Iron-Nickel)
Meteorite (Fe-Ni alloy & silicates)
Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Sedimentary rock with high iron oxide content (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Black Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with iron and titanium impurities)
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Mainly SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)