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

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Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Garden Quartz

Ribbon Jasper

Sagenite Agate

Leopard Skin Jasper

Leopard Skin Jasper

Flower Jasper

Feather Jasper

Dendritic Opal

Starburst Agate

Plume Agate

Feather Agate

Moss Opal

Mocha Stone (Dendritic Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron inclusions) — sedimentary

Mocha Stone (Dendritic Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron inclusions

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

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)

Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Vanadinite (Lead Chlorovanadate - Pb5(VO4)3Cl) — mineral

Vanadinite

Lead Chlorovanadate - Pb5(VO4)3Cl

Green Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Green Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Desert Rose (Sand Barite/Gypsum Rose) (Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Hydrated Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Desert Rose (Sand Barite/Gypsum Rose)

Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Hydrated Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss

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

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Hornblende/Biotite Gneiss) (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Amphibole/Mica matrix)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Hornblende/Biotite Gneiss)

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Amphibole/Mica matrix)

Dinosaur Skin Fossil (Fossilized dermis / epidermal impression) — fossil

Dinosaur Skin Fossil

Fossilized dermis / epidermal impression

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)

Orange Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

White Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Quartz with Chlorite inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group minerals (hydrous magnesium iron alumino-silicate)) — mineral

Quartz with Chlorite inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group minerals (hydrous magnesium iron alumino-silicate)

Granitic Pegmatite with Tourmaline/Chlorite (Pegmatite) — Igneous

Granitic Pegmatite with Tourmaline/Chlorite

Pegmatite

Limonite (Yellow Ochre) (Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Yellow Ochre)

Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Mica (Muscovite) in Granite

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Quartz with Muscovite Mica (SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral group

Quartz with Muscovite Mica

SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Dendritic Agate

Silicon Dioxide with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2)

Leopardite (Porphyritic Quartz Monzonite or Rhyolite) — igneous

Leopardite

Porphyritic Quartz Monzonite or Rhyolite

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (Hydrated magnesium iron silicate)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Hydrated magnesium iron silicate)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Geode (unopened) or Calcareous Nodule (Siliceous or Calcareous Concretion/Nodule) — sedimentary

Geode (unopened) or Calcareous Nodule

Siliceous or Calcareous Concretion/Nodule

Pegmatite (Coarse-grained igneous rock) — igneous

Pegmatite

Coarse-grained igneous rock

Pegmatite with Tourmaline (Pegmatite / Silicate) — igneous

Pegmatite with Tourmaline

Pegmatite / Silicate

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

Orthoclase Feldspar

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Granite (Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)

Limonite (FeO(OH)•nH2O) — mineral

Limonite

FeO(OH)•nH2O

Chlorite (Small Flakes/Sand) (Chlorite Group (Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide - (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)) — mineral

Chlorite (Small Flakes/Sand)

Chlorite Group (Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide - (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)

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

Mica (Muscovite)

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Pegmatite with Schorl (Black Tourmaline) and Mica (Pegmatite (complex association of NaAlSi3O8, NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2)) — igneous

Pegmatite with Schorl (Black Tourmaline) and Mica

Pegmatite (complex association of NaAlSi3O8, NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2)

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)

Azurite in Matrix (Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) in Rhyolite or Sandstone matrix) — mineral

Azurite in Matrix

Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) in Rhyolite or Sandstone matrix

Garden Quartz (Lodolite / Inclusion Quartz) (Quartz with inclusions (SiO2 with various mineral inclusions)) — gemstone

Garden Quartz (Lodolite / Inclusion Quartz)

Quartz with inclusions (SiO2 with various mineral inclusions)

Ruby (Raw Corundum) (Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)) — mineral

Ruby (Raw Corundum)

Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)

Orthoclase Feldspar with Quartz (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar with Quartz

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)