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Mineral Like Byproduct (Often Mistaken For Igneous Rock Or Meteorite)

Browse mineral like byproduct (often mistaken for igneous rock or meteorite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Carbonatite

Pegmatite

Argillite

Pyroxenite

Dalmatian Jasper

Dalmatian Jasper

Skarn

Serpentinite

Granulite

Cordierite Hornfels

Cordierite Hornfels

Lamprophyre

Bauxite

Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3)

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

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz vein fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Greenstone (Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock

Blue Glass or Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)) — mineral

Blue Glass or Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)

White Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — metamorphic

White Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Diorite (Diorite (plutonic igneous rock)) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite (plutonic igneous rock)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Peridot (Olivine)

Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Vesicular-Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Vesicular-Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)

Milky Quartz with Iron Oxide Weathering (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite coatings) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Oxide Weathering

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite coatings

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Biotite (Black Mica) (Biotite [K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2]) — mineral

Biotite (Black Mica)

Biotite [K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2]

Diorite (Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Dioptase (Dioptase (CuSiO3 · H2O)) — mineral

Dioptase

Dioptase (CuSiO3 · H2O)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Dragonstone (Brecciated Basalt/Diabase with Epidote and Quartz) (Brecciated mafic igneous rock) — igneous

Dragonstone (Brecciated Basalt/Diabase with Epidote and Quartz)

Brecciated mafic igneous rock

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum) (Silicon Carbide (SiC)) — mineral

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)

Silicon Carbide (SiC)

Chrysocolla in Matrix (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4' nH2O on Quartz/Feldspar matrix) — mineral

Chrysocolla in Matrix

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4' nH2O on Quartz/Feldspar matrix

Asphalt (Aggregate) (Bituminous macadam / Concrete Aggregate) — sedimentary

Asphalt (Aggregate)

Bituminous macadam / Concrete Aggregate

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

Quartz Drusy on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Rough Star Sapphire (Corundum) (Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)) — mineral

Rough Star Sapphire (Corundum)

Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO2)

Granodiorite (Granodiorite (containing Quartz, Plagioclase Feldspar, Biotite, and Hornblende)) — igneous

Granodiorite

Granodiorite (containing Quartz, Plagioclase Feldspar, Biotite, and Hornblende)

Iron-rich slag or limonite-bearing rock (Hydrated iron oxides, chiefly limonite/goethite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O); possibly industrial iron slag) — mineral

Iron-rich slag or limonite-bearing rock

Hydrated iron oxides, chiefly limonite/goethite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O); possibly industrial iron slag

Quartz Vein (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz Vein

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite with Iron Oxides (Fool's Gold in Matrix) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite with Iron Oxides (Fool's Gold in Matrix)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Greenstone (Metabasalt / Metamorphosed Igneous Rock) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Metabasalt / Metamorphosed Igneous Rock

Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3 with iron and titanium trace elements)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3 with iron and titanium trace elements)

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)

Basalt with Epidote/Quartz Vein (Mafic Volcanic Rock with Hydrothermal Veining) — igneous

Basalt with Epidote/Quartz Vein

Mafic Volcanic Rock with Hydrothermal Veining

Granite (Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Rock)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite on Host Rock (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite on Host Rock

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Red Garnet (Garnet Group (e.g., Pyrope, Almandine, Spessartine, Grossular, Andradite, Uvarovite)) — Mineral

Red Garnet

Garnet Group (e.g., Pyrope, Almandine, Spessartine, Grossular, Andradite, Uvarovite)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)