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Mineral Like Byproduct (Technogenic)

Browse mineral like byproduct (technogenic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Blue Line Jasper

Lime Green Tourmaline

Lime Green Tourmaline

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Euxenite

Eltyubyuite

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2)

Pegmatite (Igneous Pegmatite) — igneous

Pegmatite

Igneous Pegmatite

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (fossilized dentition)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (fossilized dentition)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite

FeO(OH)·nH2O

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (tooth)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (tooth)

Snowflake Obsidian (Spherulitic Obsidian (primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Spherulitic Obsidian (primarily SiO2)

Yellow Ochre (Goethite-rich clay (Hydrated Iron Oxide: FeO(OH)·nH₂O)) — mineral

Yellow Ochre

Goethite-rich clay (Hydrated Iron Oxide: FeO(OH)·nH₂O)

Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite) (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with tarnish) — mineral

Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with tarnish

Potassium-Rich Silicate Clay (inferred from biological context) (Phyllosilicate group (likely Illite or Smectite within surrounding soil substrate)) — mineral

Potassium-Rich Silicate Clay (inferred from biological context)

Phyllosilicate group (likely Illite or Smectite within surrounding soil substrate)

Lepidolite (Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Lepidolite

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)

Lepidolite in Quartz (Obelisk) (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite)) — metamorphic

Lepidolite in Quartz (Obelisk)

K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite)

Quartz Sand Grain (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Sand Grain

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pegmatite or Graphic Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Pegmatite or Graphic Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Pegmatite (Granitic Pegmatite) — igneous

Pegmatite

Granitic Pegmatite

Basalt with Amygdules (Extrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt with Amygdules

Extrusive Igneous Rock

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Granite (Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)

Pegmatite (Igneous Pegmatite) — igneous

Pegmatite

Igneous Pegmatite

Pegmatite (Granite Pegmatite) — igneous

Pegmatite

Granite Pegmatite

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Malachite (Copper(II) carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]) — mineral

Malachite

Copper(II) carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]

Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Almandine Garnet

Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Kaolinite (China Clay) (Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)) — sedimentary

Kaolinite (China Clay)

Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)

Dendritic Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide inclusions

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Vesicular basalt with mineral infillings) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Vesicular basalt with mineral infillings

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) — mineral

Lepidolite

K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2

Prase or Green Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with actinolite or chlorite inclusions)) — Mineral

Prase or Green Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with actinolite or chlorite inclusions)

Strawberry Quartz (Hematoid Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — mineral

Strawberry Quartz (Hematoid Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Note on Image Identification: Textile (N/A (Anthropogenic material)) — not a rock

Note on Image Identification: Textile

N/A (Anthropogenic material)

Quartz Geode (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Almandine Garnet

Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite

FeO(OH)·nH2O

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite

FeO(OH)·nH2O

Limonite Concretion (Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide, FeO(OH)nH2O) — mineral

Limonite Concretion

Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide, FeO(OH)nH2O

Limonite Geode / Ironstone Concretion (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·n H2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite Geode / Ironstone Concretion

Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·n H2O)

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic Plutonic Rock

Lepidolite (in Quartz Matrix) (Lepidolite [K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2]) — mineral

Lepidolite (in Quartz Matrix)

Lepidolite [K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2]

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb,Cs)4O10(F,OH)2) — mineral

Lepidolite

K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb,Cs)4O10(F,OH)2

Quartz with Tourmaline inclusion (Tourmalinated Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Tourmaline inclusions) — mineral

Quartz with Tourmaline inclusion (Tourmalinated Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Tourmaline inclusions