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Mineral Based Human Made Alloy

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Carbonatite

Claystone

Marl

Dalmatian Jasper

Dalmatian Jasper

Gypsum

Polished brown jasper (Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-rich variety) — mineral

Polished brown jasper

Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-rich variety

Flint (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite) (Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating) — metamorphic

Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)

Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating

Chert (Jasper Variant likely) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Sedimentary Rock or Mineral (depending on origin and purity)

Chert (Jasper Variant likely)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sedimentary Rock or Mineral (depending on origin and purity)

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Likely obsidian (possibly tektite or slag glass) (Volcanic glass; primarily SiO₂, noncrystalline) — igneous

Likely obsidian (possibly tektite or slag glass)

Volcanic glass; primarily SiO₂, noncrystalline

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Chert pebble (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert pebble

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Bog Iron (Limonite) (Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Bog Iron (Limonite)

Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Hag Stone (Holed Quartzite Pebble) (Quartzite (SiO2 based) with natural vug or erosion hole) — sedimentary/metamorphic

Hag Stone (Holed Quartzite Pebble)

Quartzite (SiO2 based) with natural vug or erosion hole

sedimentary/metamorphic

Chert (Flint Nodules) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodules)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides) — Man-made Glass (Not a natural rock or mineral)

Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides

Man-made Glass (Not a natural rock or mineral)

Sunstone (Aventurine Feldspar) ((Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2O8) with inclusions of Cu or Fe2O3) — mineral

Sunstone (Aventurine Feldspar)

(Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2O8) with inclusions of Cu or Fe2O3

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Diamond (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Rough Diamond (Pure Carbon (C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Pure Carbon (C)

Sunstone ((Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2O8) - Plagioclase Feldspar) — mineral

Sunstone

(Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2O8) - Plagioclase Feldspar

Pearl (Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite), CaCO3) — mineral

Pearl

Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite), CaCO3

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)

Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement) (Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)) — sedimentary

Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)

Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)

Tumbled blue stone with a drilled hole (Likely dyed or naturally blue chalcedony/agate; identity cannot be confirmed from the photo) — mineral

Tumbled blue stone with a drilled hole

Likely dyed or naturally blue chalcedony/agate; identity cannot be confirmed from the photo

Tumbled orange chalcedony or jasper (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper) — mineral

Tumbled orange chalcedony or jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper

Blue magnesite beads (Magnesite (MgCO₃), likely stabilized or dyed; brown veining may reflect matrix or iron oxides) — mineral

Blue magnesite beads

Magnesite (MgCO₃), likely stabilized or dyed; brown veining may reflect matrix or iron oxides

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)

Blue Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Moonstone (specifically Rainbow Moonstone / White Labradorite) (White Labradorite (Feldspar Group: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)) — mineral

Moonstone (specifically Rainbow Moonstone / White Labradorite)

White Labradorite (Feldspar Group: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite (mostly SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (mostly SiO2)

Turquoise with Pyrite (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O] with Iron Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Turquoise with Pyrite

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

Carnelian Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Impurities) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Impurities

Cobblestones (Basalt/River Rock) (Polished lithic fragments and rounded pebbles) — sedimentary

Cobblestones (Basalt/River Rock)

Polished lithic fragments and rounded pebbles

Galena-bearing ore (tentative) (Galena, lead sulfide (PbS), likely in a quartz/carbonate-rich matrix) — mineral

Galena-bearing ore (tentative)

Galena, lead sulfide (PbS), likely in a quartz/carbonate-rich matrix

Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)) — gemstone

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Gold Nugget / Flake (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget / Flake

Native Gold (Au)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Iron-rich)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Iron-rich)

Diamond (Cluster Ring) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (Cluster Ring)

Carbon (C)

Diamond (Native Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Native Carbon (C)