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Synthetic (Not A Rock Or Mineral)

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Rock Salt

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Halite

Dolomite

Gypsum

Coal

Claystone

Serpentinite

Carbonatite

Skarn

Schist

Emerald in Matrix

Emerald in Matrix

Shale (Argillaceous Rock) — sedimentary

Shale

Argillaceous Rock

Sandstone with Quartz Veining (Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 dominated)) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Quartz Veining

Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 dominated)

Granite Pebble (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite Pebble

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Schist (Chlorite or Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Chlorite or Mica Schist

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz / Rock Crystal

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline Feldspar Diorite/Rhyolite) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Peralkaline Feldspar Diorite/Rhyolite

Diorite (Phaneritic intermediate plutonic rock (Diorite)) — igneous

Diorite

Phaneritic intermediate plutonic rock (Diorite)

Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — mineral

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz Cluster

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Druzy Quartz Geode (Vug) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Druzy Quartz Geode (Vug)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Water-worn Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartz Pebble (Water-worn Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Quartz (Druzy)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2) — metamorphic

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2

Agatized Petrified Wood (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony pseudomorph after Wood) — metamorphic

Agatized Petrified Wood

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony pseudomorph after Wood

Quartz with Pyrite and Lichen (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Quartz with Pyrite and Lichen

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Hematite cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Hematite cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Quartz Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)

Quartz Vein in Rhyolite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in extrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Quartz Vein in Rhyolite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in extrusive igneous rock

Gneiss (with Quartzite layers) (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss (with Quartzite layers)

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Extrusive mafic igneous rock with amygdules) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Extrusive mafic igneous rock with amygdules

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (primarily muscovite and biotite)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily muscovite and biotite)

Quartzite Pebble (Iron-stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble (Iron-stained Quartz)

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

Sandstone (Sedimentary quartz arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary quartz arenite

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of quartz sand) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of quartz sand

Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic rock)

Quartz pebble with calcite (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Quartz pebble with calcite

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Quartz (Milky / Clear Quartz Fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky / Clear Quartz Fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper and Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper and Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz

Lake Superior Agate (Banded Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Lake Superior Agate

Banded Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Jasper and Quartz Breccia (Silicified Breccia / Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Jasper and Quartz Breccia

Silicified Breccia / Microcrystalline Quartz

Basalt Pebble (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)