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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

Schist (Mica Schist (Quartz-Muscovite-Biotite Schist)) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist (Quartz-Muscovite-Biotite Schist)

Banded Gneiss with Quartz Veining (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphism)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss with Quartz Veining

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphism)

Blue Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with inclusions)) — metamorphic

Blue Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with inclusions)

Greenstone (Epidosite) (Epidosite (Metamorphosed Basalt/Diabase)) — metamorphic

Greenstone (Epidosite)

Epidosite (Metamorphosed Basalt/Diabase)

Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal) (Vesicular Basalt (Fe-Mg rich extrusive volcanic rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal)

Vesicular Basalt (Fe-Mg rich extrusive volcanic rock)

Chert (Green Chert) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Green Chert)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Yellow Ochre (Limonite) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Yellow Ochre (Limonite)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Goethite (Goethite (FeO(OH))) — mineral

Goethite

Goethite (FeO(OH))

Glauconitic Sanstone (Glauconite) (Glauconite ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconitic Sanstone (Glauconite)

Glauconite ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (SiO2 primary clasts with lithic matrix)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (SiO2 primary clasts with lithic matrix)

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Botryoidal calcite (likely calcite concretion) (Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Botryoidal calcite (likely calcite concretion)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Sunstone (Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 with Hematite or Copper inclusions) — mineral

Sunstone

Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 with Hematite or Copper inclusions

Proustite (Proustite (Ag3AsS3)) — mineral

Proustite

Proustite (Ag3AsS3)

Limonite Concretion (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) Pseudomorph) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) Pseudomorph

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite/Biotite Schist)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite/Biotite Schist)

Riverstone (Sandstone or Quartzite) (Sedimentary Rock (likely Arenite)) — sedimentary

Riverstone (Sandstone or Quartzite)

Sedimentary Rock (likely Arenite)

Botryoidal Smithsonite (Smithsonite (Zinc Carbonate, ZnCO3)) — mineral

Botryoidal Smithsonite

Smithsonite (Zinc Carbonate, ZnCO3)

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)

Orbicular Jasper (Ocean Jasper or Poppy Jasper variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions) — sedimentary

Orbicular Jasper (Ocean Jasper or Poppy Jasper variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions

Blue Apatite (Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Limonite (Ironstone) (Goethite/Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)) — mineral

Limonite (Ironstone)

Goethite/Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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

Biotite Mica

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

Concretion (Sandstone) (Sandstone Concretion) — sedimentary

Concretion (Sandstone)

Sandstone Concretion

Fossilized Bone (Fossilized Vertebrate Bone (Per mineralized)) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Fossilized Vertebrate Bone (Per mineralized)

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

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (predominantly Quartz with Hematite cementation)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (predominantly Quartz with Hematite cementation)

Obsidian (specifically Mahogany Obsidian) (Volcanic glass (high silica content, SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian (specifically Mahogany Obsidian)

Volcanic glass (high silica content, SiO2)

Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper) (Peralkaline Aplite (Quartz, Feldspar, and Arfvedsonite composition)) — igneous

Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)

Peralkaline Aplite (Quartz, Feldspar, and Arfvedsonite composition)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Blue Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

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

Lepidolite

K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite - Lithium-rich Mica)

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

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Hydroxide impurities) — mineral

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Hydroxide impurities