Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
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Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon Content: 86%–98%)
Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold (Processed)
Gold (Au)
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a type of sandstone composed of more than 90% quartz)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Basalt with Scoria/Vesicular Texture
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Labradorite (a variety of Anorthosite or Plagioclase)
Labradorite (member of Plagioclase Feldspar series), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Kyanite (Blue Kyanite)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with traces of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium) - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Banded Chert (Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified quartz arenite, arkose, graywacke, etc. depending on composition)
Diamond
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly composed of Muscovite or Biotite silicates)
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary rock transitioned to metamorphic)
Given the appearance, it's likely a fragment of an igneous or metamorphic rock composed of multiple minerals. Without specific diagnostic features, it's difficult to give a common name other than 'crystalline rock fragment'. If pressed to guess based on the granular, somewhat light and dark speckled appearance, it could be a fragment of granite or a related intrusive igneous rock.
As a rock fragment, it does not have a single scientific mineral name; rather, it's a piece of a rock which is a combination of minerals. If it were granite, its main mineral composition would be quartz (SiO2), feldspar (e.g., KAlSi3O8 - orthoclase, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 - plagioclase), and mica (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 - muscovite or K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 - biotite), among others.
Zebra Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with various impurities
Diorite
Diorite
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (Imperial Jasper style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Shale or Argillite
Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Greisen (Quartz-Muscovite-Turretine Rock)
Greisen
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Slate
Slate (a fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock). Mineral composition: Primarily composed of mica minerals (muscovite, chlorite, sericite) and quartz, with minor amounts of hematite, pyrite, and other accessory minerals.
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Charoite
Charoite (Hydrated silicate of potassium, sodium, calcium, barium and strontium): (K,Sr,Ba)(Na,Ca)2[Si4O10](OH,f)·H2O
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni)₃Si₂O―(OH)₄
Aquamarine
Aquamarine (Beryl variety) - Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Schist
Schist (various compositions)