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Mineral Like Industrial Smelting Waste

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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

Sapphire (Raw/Rough) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Sapphire (Raw/Rough)

Corundum (Al2O3)

Likely milky quartz (Quartz, SiO₂) — mineral

Likely milky quartz

Quartz, SiO₂

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

Almandine Garnet (Tumbled)

Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Native Copper (Native Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper

Native Copper (Cu)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement

Sandstone (with differential weathering) (Arenite / Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with differential weathering)

Arenite / Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Weathered greenish rock fragment (Indeterminate; possibly epidote- or chlorite-bearing altered silicate rock) — mineral

Weathered greenish rock fragment

Indeterminate; possibly epidote- or chlorite-bearing altered silicate rock

Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral) (Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment) — Synthetic material (Not a natural rock/mineral)

Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment

Synthetic material (Not a natural rock/mineral)

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

Quartz (Iron-stained or Orange Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3)

Satin Spar (often sold as Selenite) (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (often sold as Selenite)

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)

Garnet-Bearing Gneiss (Garnetiferous Feldspathic Gneiss) — metamorphic

Garnet-Bearing Gneiss

Garnetiferous Feldspathic Gneiss

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides)) — Mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides)

Quartz (Beach Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Beach Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Olivine (Peridot)

Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

White/green translucent tumbled mineral fragment (Likely calcite (CaCO₃), possibly fluorite (CaF₂) or glass-like feldspar; visual identification is uncertain) — mineral

White/green translucent tumbled mineral fragment

Likely calcite (CaCO₃), possibly fluorite (CaF₂) or glass-like feldspar; visual identification is uncertain

Schist (Chlorite/Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Chlorite/Mica Schist

Milky Quartz Pebble with Iron Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — sedimentary

Milky Quartz Pebble with Iron Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Quartz Geode (Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) within a sedimentary or volcanic host) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) within a sedimentary or volcanic host

Vesicular Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)

Schist (Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotte, or Quartz)) — metamorphic

Schist

Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotte, or Quartz)

Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope Garnet (Silicate Mineral Group)) — mineral

Garnet

Almandine/Pyrope Garnet (Silicate Mineral Group)

Silver (Morgan Dollar) (Native Silver (Ag) - 90% Silver, 10% Copper alloy) — mineral

Silver (Morgan Dollar)

Native Silver (Ag) - 90% Silver, 10% Copper alloy

Schist (with Iron Oxide) (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist (with Iron Oxide)

Mica Schist

Quartz Crystal with Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal with Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled amethyst (Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled amethyst

Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)

Black Kyanite (Kyanite (Al2SiO5) with carbonaceous inclusions) — mineral

Black Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5) with carbonaceous inclusions

Possible obsidian (black volcanic glass) (Obsidian; natural silica-rich volcanic glass, composition typically rhyolitic) — igneous

Possible obsidian (black volcanic glass)

Obsidian; natural silica-rich volcanic glass, composition typically rhyolitic

Orbicular jasper (orbicular chert/jasper) (Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions) — sedimentary

Orbicular jasper (orbicular chert/jasper)

Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions

Black Tourmaline (Schorl (NaFe3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH,F)4)) — mineral

Black Tourmaline

Schorl (NaFe3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH,F)4)

Chromium (Chrome) (Chromium (Cr)) — mineral

Chromium (Chrome)

Chromium (Cr)

Banded Agate (often called Brown Agate or Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate (often called Brown Agate or Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Cubic Zirconia (CZ) (Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Cubic Zirconia (CZ)

Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)

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

Garnet

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)

Kaolinite (Chalky Clay) (Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)) — sedimentary

Kaolinite (Chalky Clay)

Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Garnet Schist (Garnetiferous Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet Schist

Garnetiferous Mica Schist

Schist (Schist (containing Quartz, Mica, and Amphibole)) — metamorphic

Schist

Schist (containing Quartz, Mica, and Amphibole)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)