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Mineraloid Like Synthetic Material

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Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Shungite

Zincite

Opalite

Lead Feldspar

Peat

Blue Line Jasper

Lime Green Tourmaline

Lime Green Tourmaline

Argillite

Needle Tourmaline

Needle Tourmaline

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Color-Change Tourmaline

Color-Change Tourmaline

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limestone with fossiliferous textures (Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with fossiliferous textures

Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock

Rhinestone (Artificial Glass/Crystal) — gemstone

Rhinestone

Artificial Glass/Crystal

Mixed Polished Gemstones (Tumbled Stones) (Mixed Silicates and Oxides (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, Ca2Al2Be3Si6O22, etc.)) — mineral

Mixed Polished Gemstones (Tumbled Stones)

Mixed Silicates and Oxides (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, Ca2Al2Be3Si6O22, etc.)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite)

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

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Chert (Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Apatite (Apatite group mineral (e.g., Fluorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite - Ca5(PO4)3(OH))) — mineral

Apatite

Apatite group mineral (e.g., Fluorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite - Ca5(PO4)3(OH))

Coquina with Shell Fragment (Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coquina with Shell Fragment

Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)

Chert / Flint Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variety) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variety)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Ferruginous Sandstone) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Ferruginous Sandstone

Sandstone (Quartz-rich) (Arenite (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite (Quartz Arenite)

Red Sandstone (Arenic rock (composed mainly of SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenic rock (composed mainly of SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Jasper and Basalt Pebble (Polymineralic lithic pebble) — igneous and sedimentary

Jasper and Basalt Pebble

Polymineralic lithic pebble

igneous and sedimentary

Granite (Granite (Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock)

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

Red Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (likely Ferruginous) (Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)

Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)

Riverstone (Siltstone/Mudstone) (Siltstone) — sedimentary

Riverstone (Siltstone/Mudstone)

Siltstone

Quartz with Iron Oxide (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 inclusions) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Oxide

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 inclusions

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)

Granodiorite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granodiorite

Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Sandstone (with Arkose characteristics) (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Arkose characteristics)

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)

Crazy Lace Agate (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Crazy Lace Agate

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Quartzwacke / Impure Sandstone (Arenite with minor lithic fragments (Silicon Dioxide matrix)) — sedimentary

Quartzwacke / Impure Sandstone

Arenite with minor lithic fragments (Silicon Dioxide matrix)

Sandstone (Quartz-rich) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz-rich)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Granite (Granite) — Igneous

Granite

Granite

Granite (Alkali-feldspar Granite) (Felsic Plutonic Rock (Primary minerals: Quartz SiO2, Orthoclase KAlSi3O8, Plagioclase (Na,Ca)AlSi3O8)) — igneous

Granite (Alkali-feldspar Granite)

Felsic Plutonic Rock (Primary minerals: Quartz SiO2, Orthoclase KAlSi3O8, Plagioclase (Na,Ca)AlSi3O8)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group: Serpentine; (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group: Serpentine; (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)

Orange Aventurine (Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions) — mineral

Orange Aventurine

Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions