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Mineral Like Industrial Smelting Waste

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Red Sandstone (Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite), Formula: SiO2 (Quartz) + Fe2O3 (Hematite coating)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite), Formula: SiO2 (Quartz) + Fe2O3 (Hematite coating)

Olivine in Basalt matrix (Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)) — igneous

Olivine in Basalt matrix

Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)

$Diamond (or high-refractive faceted gemstone) (Carbon; C) — mineral$

Diamond (or high-refractive faceted gemstone)

Carbon; C

Diamond (appearing in jewelry) (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond (appearing in jewelry)

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant like Cubic Zirconia) (Carbon (C) - if Diamond; Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - if Cubic Zirconia) — mineral

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant like Cubic Zirconia)

Carbon (C) - if Diamond; Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - if Cubic Zirconia

Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite) (Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating) — metamorphic

Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)

Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating

Stilbite (Stilbite-Ca (Hydrated calcium sodium aluminum silicate), NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O) — mineral

Stilbite

Stilbite-Ca (Hydrated calcium sodium aluminum silicate), NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O

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

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz Pebble

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Old Red Sandstone Pebble) (Arenite with iron oxide (Fe2O3) cement) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone (Old Red Sandstone Pebble)

Arenite with iron oxide (Fe2O3) cement

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

Milky Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Banded Agate (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Banded Agate

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Agate Nodule / Weathered Chert (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Microcrystalline Quartz)) — Sedimentary / Mineral

Agate Nodule / Weathered Chert

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Microcrystalline Quartz)

Sedimentary / Mineral

Ferruginous Sandstone (Ferruginous Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Ferruginous Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite (also known as Yellow Ochre or Brown Hematite) (Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — Mineral

Limonite (also known as Yellow Ochre or Brown Hematite)

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

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

Olivine (Peridot)

Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4

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

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Opalite (Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)) — mineral

Opalite

Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Aragonite Star Cluster (or Aragonite Sputnik) (Aragonite (Orthorhombic Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite Star Cluster (or Aragonite Sputnik)

Aragonite (Orthorhombic Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Quartz (vein quartz) (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz (vein quartz)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Olivine (often within Peridotite) (Magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) — mineral

Olivine (often within Peridotite)

Magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

Agate (Thunderegg segment) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz/Chalcedony) — mineral

Agate (Thunderegg segment)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz/Chalcedony

Vesicular Basalt (commonly mistaken for Slag) (Scoriaceous Basalt (composed primarily of Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (commonly mistaken for Slag)

Scoriaceous Basalt (composed primarily of Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with natural radiation induced color centers) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with natural radiation induced color centers

Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pumice (Pumicite) — igneous

Pumice

Pumicite

Milky Quartz (with Iron Oxide staining) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (with Iron Oxide staining)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)

Blue Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Blue Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3)

Opalite (Man-made Glass) (Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)) — Synthetic Mineral Simulant / Glass

Opalite (Man-made Glass)

Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)

Synthetic Mineral Simulant / Glass

Granite (Granite) — igneous

Granite

Granite

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

Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Diamond (in a Gold Jewelry Setting) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in a Gold Jewelry Setting)

Carbon (C)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix) — Mineral in Metamorphic/Igneous Host

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix

Mineral in Metamorphic/Igneous Host

Muscovite Schist (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Schist) — metamorphic

Muscovite Schist

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Schist

White Agate (Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Agate (Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)