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Industrial Byproduct (Often Mistaken For Obsidian Or Mineral)

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Quartz Pebble (Chalcedony/Agate variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (Chalcedony/Agate variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Geodal Limestone / Calcite Druze (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Geodal Limestone / Calcite Druze

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)

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

Rough Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium traces

Quartzite (Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)

Olivine (Peridot) (Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4) — mineral

Olivine (Peridot)

Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4

Rough Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Rough Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3)

Golden Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Golden Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Chalcedony (Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Banded Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant) (Carbon (C) - Native Element) — mineral

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)

Carbon (C) - Native Element

Black Tourmaline (Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)) — Mineral

Black Tourmaline

Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)

Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist) (Garnet-Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)

Garnet-Mica Schist

Iron-Stained Quartz (Riverside Cobble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions) — mineral

Iron-Stained Quartz (Riverside Cobble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions

Chalcedony in Limestone Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — Mineral within Sedimentary Rock

Chalcedony in Limestone Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Mineral within Sedimentary Rock

Arsenic (Native) (Arsenic (As)) — mineral

Arsenic (Native)

Arsenic (As)

Quartz (Granular Milky Quartz fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Granular Milky Quartz fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond in Gold Setting (Diamond (C - pure carbon)) — mineral

Diamond in Gold Setting

Diamond (C - pure carbon)

Quartzite River Cobble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Cobble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Pegmatitic Granite (Granite with Orthoclase Feldspar and Quartz (SiO2, KAlSi3O8)) — igneous

Pegmatitic Granite

Granite with Orthoclase Feldspar and Quartz (SiO2, KAlSi3O8)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]

Quartz (Iron-Stained or Milky Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-Stained or Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Calcite (Calcite (CaCO3)) — mineral

Green Calcite

Calcite (CaCO3)

Yellow Chalcedony (Carnelian/Yellow Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — Mineral

Yellow Chalcedony (Carnelian/Yellow Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Yellow Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bauxite (Concretionary) (Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))) — sedimentary

Bauxite (Concretionary)

Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

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

Milky Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Quartz (Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions) — Mineral

Blue Quartz

Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions

Quartz Vein Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz Vein Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond) (Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)

Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Ruby (Corundum (Aluminium Oxide with Chromium impurities, Al2O3:Cr)) — mineral

Ruby

Corundum (Aluminium Oxide with Chromium impurities, Al2O3:Cr)

Milky Quartz with Tourmaline and Iron Oxides (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Tourmaline and Iron Oxides

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)

Banded Calcite (variety Honey Calcite / Chocolate Calcite) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Banded Calcite (variety Honey Calcite / Chocolate Calcite)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Obsidian (Arrowhead Lithic Tool) (Obsidian (Amorphous Volcanic Glass / SiO2 + inclusions)) — igneous

Obsidian (Arrowhead Lithic Tool)

Obsidian (Amorphous Volcanic Glass / SiO2 + inclusions)

Chalcedony (Botryoidal/Drusy Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Chalcedony (Botryoidal/Drusy Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)