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Mineraloid (Human Made Geological Specimen)

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Polished brown mineral fragment, likely quartz-rich iron-stained material (Possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions; exact identification is uncertain from the image) — mineral

Polished brown mineral fragment, likely quartz-rich iron-stained material

Possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions; exact identification is uncertain from the image

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

Quartz (Milky or Cloudy)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone / Hexagonaria) (Hexagonaria percarinata / Rugosa coral (CaCO3)) — fossil

Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone / Hexagonaria)

Hexagonaria percarinata / Rugosa coral (CaCO3)

fossil
Granite (Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

igneous
Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

mineral
Flint / Chert Nodule (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert Nodule

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

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

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz (Milky and Smoky variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky and Smoky variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

White Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Unidentified gray rock/mineral specimen (Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich rock or a metallic sulfide-bearing specimen) — mineral

Unidentified gray rock/mineral specimen

Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich rock or a metallic sulfide-bearing specimen

mineral
White Quartz (Carved or Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz (Carved or Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Bornite (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

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

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Granite (Dioritic or Hornblende-rich) (Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic to Intermediate Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite (Dioritic or Hornblende-rich)

Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic to Intermediate Igneous Rock

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

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz with Iron Stains (Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining) — Mineral

Quartz with Iron Stains

Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining

Mineral
Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Quartz (Milky Quartz pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Quartz (Milky/Clear Quartz with Iron Inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Clear Quartz with Iron Inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Jasper (specifically Chert/Ironstone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions) — sedimentary

Jasper (specifically Chert/Ironstone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Aragonite (Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite

Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral
Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

sedimentary
Clay (as a rock-forming material) (Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)) — Mineral

Clay (as a rock-forming material)

Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)

Mineral
Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

mineral
Painted Sandstone Cobble (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone base)) — sedimentary

Painted Sandstone Cobble

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone base)

sedimentary
Serpentinite (with Pyrite/Garnet inclusions) (Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentinite (with Pyrite/Garnet inclusions)

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4

metamorphic
Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

sedimentary
Yellow Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

sedimentary
Chalcedony / Agate with Botryoidal Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chalcedony / Agate with Botryoidal Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

mineral
Quartz (Smoky or Clear variety with inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Smoky or Clear variety with inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

mineral