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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

Pink Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (K-feldspar rich)) — igneous

Pink Granite

Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (K-feldspar rich)

Arsenopyrite (Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)) — mineral

Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Basalt with secondary mineral infilling) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Basalt with secondary mineral infilling

Granite (Granitoid (comprised of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Granitoid (comprised of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Bauxite (Alumina ore (Mixture of Gibbsite, Boehmite, and Diaspore)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Alumina ore (Mixture of Gibbsite, Boehmite, and Diaspore)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Feldspar (Orthoclase) (Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Feldspar (Orthoclase)

Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Garnet (Garnet Group (Silicate mineral); general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Garnet

Garnet Group (Silicate mineral); general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3

Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Rose Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Quartz Veinated Sandstone or Siltstone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a clastic sedimentary matrix) — sedimentary

Quartz Veinated Sandstone or Siltstone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a clastic sedimentary matrix

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Petrified Coral Fossil (Honeycomb Coral) (Favosites (Rugosa/Tabulate coral fossil replaced by microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony)) — fossil

Petrified Coral Fossil (Honeycomb Coral)

Favosites (Rugosa/Tabulate coral fossil replaced by microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony)

Desert Rose (Gypsum or Barite (CaSO4·2H2O or BaSO4)) — mineral

Desert Rose

Gypsum or Barite (CaSO4·2H2O or BaSO4)

Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2O)n(H2Si2O5)5 · nH2O (Hydrated copper aluminum silicate)) — mineral

Chrysocolla

Cu2-xAlx(H2O)n(H2Si2O5)5 · nH2O (Hydrated copper aluminum silicate)

Diorite (Diorite) — igneous

Diorite

Diorite

Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Diorite (River Pebble) (Phaneritic Intermediate Igneous Rock (Diorite)) — igneous

Diorite (River Pebble)

Phaneritic Intermediate Igneous Rock (Diorite)

Chrysoprase (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with nickel impurities) — mineral

Chrysoprase

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with nickel impurities

Quartz Pebbles (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebbles

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Hydrated ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Hydrated ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Diorite (Phaneritic intermediate plutonic rock) — igneous

Diorite

Phaneritic intermediate plutonic rock

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

Muscovite

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Gneiss (Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)

Gold-bearing Quartz with Iron Oxides (Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite (FeO(OH)) and Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Gold-bearing Quartz with Iron Oxides

Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite (FeO(OH)) and Pyrite (FeS2)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Okenite (Okenite, Ca3Si6O15·6H2O) — mineral

Okenite

Okenite, Ca3Si6O15·6H2O

Bauxite (Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))

Amethyst or Smoky Quartz Geode Slice (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst or Smoky Quartz Geode Slice

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)

Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)

Dendritic Moss Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Dendritic Moss Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions

Gneiss (Gneiss (foliated metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (foliated metamorphic rock)

Rutilated Quartz (Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions) — Mineral

Rutilated Quartz

Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss

Dyed Crackle Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with dye) — mineral

Dyed Crackle Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with dye

Turquoise and Hematite (Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Turquoise and Hematite

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)

Greenstone (Greenschist) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Greenschist

Chert (with Iron Staining) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Iron Staining)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Quartz Geode (Smoky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Himalayan Salt / Halite (Sodium Chloride (NaCl)) — mineral

Himalayan Salt / Halite

Sodium Chloride (NaCl)