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Mineral Description (Anthropogenic Material)

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Peat

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Euxenite

Eltyubyuite

Buergerite

Sandstone (Arenite (predominantly SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (predominantly SiO2)

Sandstone (Micaceous) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Micaceous Litharenite (SiO2 principal)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Micaceous)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Micaceous Litharenite (SiO2 principal)

Sandstone (Arenite (typically SiO2 + others)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (typically SiO2 + others)

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

Diamond

Natural Diamond (Carbon, C)

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

Diamond (in a gold setting)

Carbon (C)

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

Diamond (in jewelry setting)

Cubic Carbon (C)

Possible iron-rich concretion or weathered ironstone (Goethite/limonite-rich ironstone; exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Possible iron-rich concretion or weathered ironstone

Goethite/limonite-rich ironstone; exact identification requires testing

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone (likely Ferruginous) (Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)

Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Sandstone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone) (Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)

Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Sandstone (Calcareous Sandstone) (Calcareous Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with CaCO3 cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Calcareous Sandstone)

Calcareous Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with CaCO3 cement)

Quartz Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartz Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Iron-stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — mineral

Iron-stained Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Crystalline Silica (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Crystalline Silica (SiO2)

Thunder Egg (Agate Core) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Rhyolite/Perlite Matrix) — mineral

Thunder Egg (Agate Core)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Rhyolite/Perlite Matrix

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst Geode (Thunderegg) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Quartz Variety: Amethyst) — mineral

Amethyst Geode (Thunderegg)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Quartz Variety: Amethyst

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides) — mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Jasper and Basalt Pebble (Polymineralic lithic pebble) — igneous and sedimentary

Jasper and Basalt Pebble

Polymineralic lithic pebble

igneous and sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan) (Iron-rich clastic sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan)

Iron-rich clastic sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Snowflake Obsidian (Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Quartz (White Pebble) and Sandstone (Brown/Tan Fragments) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for the white pebble) — mineral and sedimentary

Quartz (White Pebble) and Sandstone (Brown/Tan Fragments)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for the white pebble

mineral and sedimentary

Tumbled amethyst (Quartz, crystalline silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation) — gemstone

Tumbled amethyst

Quartz, crystalline silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation