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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

Conglomerate (Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate

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

Chert (Yellow Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)

Greenschist (Greenschist (Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist (Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)

Greenstone (Metamorphic mafic rock (greenschist facies)) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Metamorphic mafic rock (greenschist facies)

Mica Schist with Garnet (Garnetiferous Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Mica Schist with Garnet

Garnetiferous Mica Schist

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Tumbled blue sodalite (Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂) — mineral

Tumbled blue sodalite

Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂

Fossil Coral in Limestone (Scleractinia (Anthomastodon or similar) in Sedimentary Calcarenite) — fossil

Fossil Coral in Limestone

Scleractinia (Anthomastodon or similar) in Sedimentary Calcarenite

Chert (potentially Flint or Mudstone) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (potentially Flint or Mudstone)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Pebble) (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Scoria (Vesicular Basalt / Scoria) — igneous

Scoria

Vesicular Basalt / Scoria

Quartzite (River Pebble) (Quartzite, dominated by Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Pebble)

Quartzite, dominated by Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rainbow Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Rainbow Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Mookaite Jasper (Radiolarite (Silica with iron oxides like Goethite and Hematite)) — sedimentary

Mookaite Jasper

Radiolarite (Silica with iron oxides like Goethite and Hematite)

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

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (SiO2 + Al2O3, Glassy Melts)) — igneous

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (SiO2 + Al2O3, Glassy Melts)

Serpentine (Antigorite/Lizardite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Antigorite/Lizardite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

Sandstone (Banded) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Banded)

Arenite

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

Serpentine

Serpentine group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4)

Flint (worked into an arrowhead) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Flint (worked into an arrowhead)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

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

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (quartz arenite)

Snowflake Obsidian (Obsidian (volcanic glass) with Cristobalite inclusions) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Obsidian (volcanic glass) with Cristobalite inclusions

Fossilized Coral (Coquina/Limestone) (Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Coral (Coquina/Limestone)

Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)

Biggs Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2) — sedimentary

Biggs Jasper

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)

Gravel/Common Siltstone (Siltstone (fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Gravel/Common Siltstone

Siltstone (fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock)

Siltstone with Iron Staining (Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Siltstone with Iron Staining

Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Ferrous Slag (Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)) — Anthropgenic (Industrial Byproduct)

Ferrous Slag

Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)

Anthropgenic (Industrial Byproduct)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone / Lithic Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartzose Sandstone / Lithic Sandstone

Chert / Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)