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Mineral Like Byproduct

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

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Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Garden Quartz

Sagenite Agate

Ribbon Jasper

Leopard Skin Jasper

Leopard Skin Jasper

Flower Jasper

Dendritic Opal

Feather Jasper

Starburst Agate

Plume Agate

Feather Agate

Landscape Opal

Amber (Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)) — mineraloid

Amber

Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)

Coarse Sand Grain / Lithic Fragment (Clastic Sediment (Lithic fragment or Quartz/Feldspar grain)) — sedimentary

Coarse Sand Grain / Lithic Fragment

Clastic Sediment (Lithic fragment or Quartz/Feldspar grain)

Greywacke (River Slikenside) (Greywacke (Lithic Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Greywacke (River Slikenside)

Greywacke (Lithic Sandstone)

Oolitic Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Oolitic texture) — sedimentary

Oolitic Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Oolitic texture

Copper Ore (Cupriferous Rock / Mixed Mineral Matrix) — igneous

Copper Ore

Cupriferous Rock / Mixed Mineral Matrix

Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3)

Gneiss (Metamorphic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Metamorphic Gneiss

Black Sand (Magnetite Sand) (Magnetite-rich Placers (Fe3O4)) — sedimentary

Black Sand (Magnetite Sand)

Magnetite-rich Placers (Fe3O4)

Schist (Mica Schist (Group of medium-grade metamorphic rocks)) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist (Group of medium-grade metamorphic rocks)

Turquoise (Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous Matrix) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous Matrix

Pegmatite (Igneous Pegmatite (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica)) — igneous

Pegmatite

Igneous Pegmatite (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica)

Granatic Pegmatite (Pegmatitic Granite) — igneous

Granatic Pegmatite

Pegmatitic Granite

Granitic Pegmatite (Pegmatite containing Quartz, Pink Potassium Feldspar, and Muscovite Mica) — igneous

Granitic Pegmatite

Pegmatite containing Quartz, Pink Potassium Feldspar, and Muscovite Mica

Granitic Pegmatite (Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (Granitic composition: KAlSi3O8, SiO2)) — igneous

Granitic Pegmatite

Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (Granitic composition: KAlSi3O8, SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheets with Quartz)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheets with Quartz)

Granite (Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock

Diorite (Dalmatian Stone variant) (Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Diorite (Dalmatian Stone variant)

Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock

Blue Goldstone (Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)) — man-made glass mineral simulant

Blue Goldstone

Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)

man-made glass mineral simulant

Granite (Phaneritic Granocrystalline Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Granocrystalline Igneous Rock

Gneiss (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

Diorite (Dalmatian Stone variant) (Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Diorite)) — igneous

Diorite (Dalmatian Stone variant)

Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Diorite)

Diorite (Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Diorite

Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Sandstone Pebble with Iron Staining (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Fe2O3 oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble with Iron Staining

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Fe2O3 oxides)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4

Geode with Quartz and Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode with Quartz and Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rough Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope) (Garnet group; Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Rough Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)

Garnet group; Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix

Himalayan Pink Salt (Halite (NaCl) with iron oxide inclusions) — sedimentary

Himalayan Pink Salt

Halite (NaCl) with iron oxide inclusions

Quartz with Mica inclusion (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite inclusions) — igneous

Quartz with Mica inclusion

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite inclusions

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz) (SiO2 containing inclusions of Dumortierite [Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3]) — metamorphic

Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)

SiO2 containing inclusions of Dumortierite [Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3]

Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe)) — mineral

Dendritic Agate

Silicon Dioxide with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe)

Emerald (Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), specifically the green variety colored by trace amounts of chromium or vanadium.) — Mineral

Emerald

Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), specifically the green variety colored by trace amounts of chromium or vanadium.

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3)) — gemstone

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3)

Gneiss Pebble (Gneiss (Metamorphic Foliated Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss Pebble

Gneiss (Metamorphic Foliated Rock)