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

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with traces of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with traces of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese (SiO2)

Magnetite (Lodestone) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Lodestone)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Azurite (Azurite - Copper Carbonate Hydroxide [Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2]) — mineral

Azurite

Azurite - Copper Carbonate Hydroxide [Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2]

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

Rose Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Quartz (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Smoky or Impure Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky or Impure Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Calcite Geode (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite Geode

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Green Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Blue Quartzite (Quartzite (silicon dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Blue Quartzite

Quartzite (silicon dioxide, SiO2)

Obsidian (in jewelry setting) (Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silica)) — igneous

Obsidian (in jewelry setting)

Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silica)

Milky Quartz with Epidote or Chlorite inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Epidote {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Epidote or Chlorite inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Epidote {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)

Marble (Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Marble

Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)

Sodalite in Matrix (often called Blue Marble or Sodalite-Syenite) (Sodalite-bearing Syenite / Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2 (Sodalite component)) — igneous

Sodalite in Matrix (often called Blue Marble or Sodalite-Syenite)

Sodalite-bearing Syenite / Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2 (Sodalite component)

Ammonite Fossil (Ammonoidea (subclass)) — sedimentary

Ammonite Fossil

Ammonoidea (subclass)

Pyrite in Matrix (Commonly called Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix (Commonly called Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Galena (Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)) — mineral

Galena

Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)

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

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities

Yellow Ocher (Limonite) (Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Yellow Ocher (Limonite)

Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O

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

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with miscellaneous inclusions) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with miscellaneous inclusions

Olivine (Peridot) (Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4) — mineral

Olivine (Peridot)

Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4

Rough Garnet (Almandine) (Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Rough Garnet (Almandine)

Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Moss Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide) — mineral

Moss Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)

Tiger's Eye (Tiger's eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite), SiO2) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye

Tiger's eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite), SiO2

Sandstone (likely River-tumbled Picture Sandstone) (Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely River-tumbled Picture Sandstone)

Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Greenschist (Chlorite schist) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Chlorite schist

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).) — Mineral

Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).

Amber Inlay Jewelry (Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)) — Organic Gemstone (Biogenic)

Amber Inlay Jewelry

Fossilized Resin (C10H16O)

Organic Gemstone (Biogenic)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Botryoidal Goethite on Quartz (Goethite (α-Fe3+O(OH)) on Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Botryoidal Goethite on Quartz

Goethite (α-Fe3+O(OH)) on Quartz (SiO2)

Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock) (Phaneritic Plutonic Diorite; chemical composition roughly 52-63% silica (SiO2)) — igneous

Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)

Phaneritic Plutonic Diorite; chemical composition roughly 52-63% silica (SiO2)