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Industrial Byproduct (Often Mistaken For Obsidian Or Mineral)

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Grey Agate (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Grey Agate (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia) (Crystallized Carbon (C) for Diamond; Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2) for CZ) — mineral

Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)

Crystallized Carbon (C) for Diamond; Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2) for CZ

Pyrite (Pyrite (FeS2)) — Mineral

Pyrite

Pyrite (FeS2)

Water and Silt (Sedimentary Environment) (Suspended Sediment / H2O (dihydrogen monoxide)) — sedimentary

Water and Silt (Sedimentary Environment)

Suspended Sediment / H2O (dihydrogen monoxide)

Gold and Diamond (Native Gold (Au) and Diamond (C)) — mineral

Gold and Diamond

Native Gold (Au) and Diamond (C)

Labradorite (Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite

Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8

Quartz / River Cobble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz / River Cobble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bull Quartz (Milky Quartz) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Bull Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Greenschist (Greenschist (chlorite-epidote schist)) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist (chlorite-epidote schist)

Garnet Schist (Almandine Garnet Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Almandine Garnet Schist

Rough Diamond (Diamond (Native Element Carbon, C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Diamond (Native Element Carbon, C)

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

Diamond (in a jewelry setting)

Carbon (C)

Rough Topaz (Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F, OH)2]) — mineral

Rough Topaz

Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F, OH)2]

Quartzite (Quartzite) — Metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite

Quartz Druze on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druze on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Botryoidal Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Botryoidal Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Rough Green Sapphire (Corundum) (Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with trace elements)) — mineral

Rough Green Sapphire (Corundum)

Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with trace elements)

Quartzite with inclusions (Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite with inclusions

Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Wishing Stone (Basalt or Mudstone with Quartz/Calcite Veins) (Hydrothermally veined Basalt (SiO2/CaCO3 intrusions)) — igneous or sedimentary

Wishing Stone (Basalt or Mudstone with Quartz/Calcite Veins)

Hydrothermally veined Basalt (SiO2/CaCO3 intrusions)

igneous or sedimentary

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral/Sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mineral/Sedimentary

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Dendritic Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions

Quartz Geode (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Green Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Aragonite Star Cluster (Aragonite (Sputnik habit) - CaesarCO3) — mineral

Aragonite Star Cluster

Aragonite (Sputnik habit) - CaesarCO3

Milky Quartz with Mica (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite Mica [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Mica

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite Mica [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]

Bauxite (Bauxite (Mixture of Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), and Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Mixture of Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), and Fe2O3)

Chert (and Chalcedony/Agate mixture) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Chalcedony/Agate mixture)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)

Rough Diamond (Diamond (Native Carbon, C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Diamond (Native Carbon, C)

Banded Chert in Matrix (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Chert in Matrix

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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)

Smoky Quartz (Smoky Quartz (SiO2: Silicon Dioxide)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz (SiO2: Silicon Dioxide)

Satin Spar (Selenite) (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O) — mineral

Satin Spar (Selenite)

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O

River Quartz Pitting/Cobble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

River Quartz Pitting/Cobble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Milky Quartz Pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Crystal with Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal with Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)