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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

Basalt with Vesicular Amygdule (Extrusive igneous rock (Mafic)) — igneous

Basalt with Vesicular Amygdule

Extrusive igneous rock (Mafic)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood / Fossilized Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood / Fossilized Wood (SiO2)

River Pebble Gravel (Hydrothermally modified Clastic Sediment (mainly Quartzite and Chert)) — sedimentary

River Pebble Gravel

Hydrothermally modified Clastic Sediment (mainly Quartzite and Chert)

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

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)

Green Fuchsite and Quartz (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Chromium-rich Muscovite)) — metamorphic

Green Fuchsite and Quartz

K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Chromium-rich Muscovite)

Rose Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions)

Greenstone (Metabaltic/Greenschist) (Chlorite schist / Meta-basalt) — metamorphic

Greenstone (Metabaltic/Greenschist)

Chlorite schist / Meta-basalt

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Veined Limestone (or Quartz-Veined Slate/Shale) (Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rock with Calcite/Quartz Veins) — metamorphic

Veined Limestone (or Quartz-Veined Slate/Shale)

Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rock with Calcite/Quartz Veins

Dinosaur Bone (Gembone) (Agatized Dinosaur Bone (Silicified Paleo-osteoid)) — metamorphic

Dinosaur Bone (Gembone)

Agatized Dinosaur Bone (Silicified Paleo-osteoid)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

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

Blue Apatite

Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

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)

Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria) (Vesicular Basalt) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)

Vesicular Basalt

Greenschist / Greenstone (Greenschist (composed of chlorite, epidote, actinolite, albite)) — metamorphic

Greenschist / Greenstone

Greenschist (composed of chlorite, epidote, actinolite, albite)

Scoria (with Iron Oxidation) (Vesicular Basalt / Scoria) — igneous

Scoria (with Iron Oxidation)

Vesicular Basalt / Scoria

Potassium Feldspar (K-Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline) KAlSi3O8) — mineral

Potassium Feldspar

K-Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline) KAlSi3O8

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities

Ruby (Raw Corundum) (Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr) — mineral

Ruby (Raw Corundum)

Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr

Chert (Flint) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Green Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (e.g., Fuchsite or Actinolite)) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (e.g., Fuchsite or Actinolite)

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

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment) (Elasmobranchii (fossilized tooth)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)

Elasmobranchii (fossilized tooth)

Dendrite (Manganese Oxide Dendrites) (Psilomelane or Pyrolusite on Matrix (typically MnO2)) — mineral

Dendrite (Manganese Oxide Dendrites)

Psilomelane or Pyrolusite on Matrix (typically MnO2)

Generic Rock Fragment (Rock Fragment) — sedimentary

Generic Rock Fragment

Rock Fragment

Diorite (Intermediate plutonic igneous rock) — igneous

Diorite

Intermediate plutonic igneous rock

Larimar (Slab) (Pectolite [NaCa2Si3O8(OH)]) — mineral

Larimar (Slab)

Pectolite [NaCa2Si3O8(OH)]

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Concretion (Septarian Concretion) — sedimentary

Concretion

Septarian Concretion

Quartz (Milky Quartz / Quartz Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky Quartz / Quartz Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gossan (Ferruginous gossan (Iron-rich capping)) — sedimentary

Gossan

Ferruginous gossan (Iron-rich capping)

Quartz Vein / Quartz Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vein / Quartz Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gold in Quartz (Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Gold in Quartz

Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Banded Agate (Chert/Chaldcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Banded Agate (Chert/Chaldcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Septarian Nodule (Septarian Nodule (Mixture of Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)) — sedimentary

Septarian Nodule

Septarian Nodule (Mixture of Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Vesicular Basalt (Extrusive mafic igneous rock) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Extrusive mafic igneous rock

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

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Schist (Kyanite Schist) (Kyanite-Mica Schist (primarily Al2SiO5, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2, and SiO2)) — metamorphic

Schist (Kyanite Schist)

Kyanite-Mica Schist (primarily Al2SiO5, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2, and SiO2)