Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
mineral
Category
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Slag Glass
Glassy Silicate Residue
industrial byproduct
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue
mineral
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Hematite Nodules)
Ironstone (principally Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O or Hematite Fe2O3 mixed with silica/clay)
sedimentary
Slag (Industrial)
N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)
industrial by-product
Lunar Breccia Meteorite
Lunar Feldspathic Breccia
igneous
Granitic Sand
Detrital sediment (predominantly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
sedimentary
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ferruginous Sandstone / Ironstone (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary
Iron Meteorite
Siderite (comprised primarily of Kamacite and Taenite alloys)
igneous
Ironstone Concretion
Ferruginous Sandstone / Hematite-rich Concretion
sedimentary
Lunar Meteorite (Feldspathic Breccia)
Lunar Feldspathic Breccia
igneous
Hardpan Nodule / Ferruginous Sandstone
Ferruginous Sandstone (Fe-cemented sediment)
sedimentary
Sandstone (Micaceous Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 inclusions)
sedimentary
Syenite
Syenite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
igneous
Tektite
Impactite (Natural Silicate Glass)
meteorite
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite Node
Goethite / Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary
Iron Meteorite
Siderite (Fe, Ni)
igneous
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
metamorphic
Bronzite
Enstatite (magnesium iron silicate), (Mg,Fe2+)SiO3
mineral
Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone
Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3
sedimentary
Ironstone Concretion
Ironstone (Limonite/Goethite Concretion)
sedimentary
Sandstone Concretion
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion
sedimentary
Shatter Cone
Impactite (Shatter Cone texture)
metamorphic
Bronzite
(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mineral
Diorite
Phaneritic intermediate plutonic rock
igneous
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite
Goethite and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary
Meteorite (Chondrite)
Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)
igneous
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary
Serpentine
Antigorite/Lizardite/Chrysotile group, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Metallic iron meteorite fragments (probable)
Iron meteorite, chiefly kamacite (α-(Fe,Ni)) with possible taenite
meteorite
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite Node
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Goethite/Hematite
sedimentary
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Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)]
mineral
Iron Nodule
Iron-manganese concretion (Fe-Mn hydroxide)
sedimentary
Ironstone Concretion
Goethite-rich Siltstone / Siderite (FeCO3)
sedimentary
Ferro-Manganese Slag
Vitreous Silicate Slag
Anthropogenic (Industrial byproduct)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
mineral
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (actually a Peralkaline Igneous Rock)
igneous
Green Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)
Blue Apatite
Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
mineral
Sandstone with Concretions / Liesegang Rings
Arenite with iron oxide banding
sedimentary
Red Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants
Antropogenic (Man-made material)
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
igneous