Ferruginous Breccia
Breccia with Iron-rich (Hematite/Goethite) Matrix
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Ferruginous Breccia
Breccia with Iron-rich (Hematite/Goethite) Matrix
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Slate
Slate (Metamorphic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Nephrite Jade (Pounamu)
Nephrite [Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2]
Banded Onyx (Mexican Onyx / Travertine)
Calcite (CaCO3) - Banded Travertine
Synthetic Wolf Plush (Non-mineral)
Canis lupus similis (Prop material: Polyester & Synthetic fibers)
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Fancy or Polychrome Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Green Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Blue Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Complex Silicate Rock)
Travertine (often colloquially called Tufa)
Chemical Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex of lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
White Jade (Nephrite)
Nephrite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Diamond
Carbon (C), specifically a solid form of the element carbon with atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic.
Green Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial Glass Byproduct)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Soapstone
Steatite (primarily composed of Talc, Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
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.
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Granite
Granite (a common igneous rock)
Quartz (chalcedony variety) or Limestone with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (for Quartz/Chalcedony); CaCO3 (for Limestone)
Jasper
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Primarily composed of serpentine group minerals, such as antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite. Chemical formula for serpentine minerals is (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4.
Quartz in Matrix (possibly Basalt or Siltstone host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Grey Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (formed by low-grade regional metamorphism of shale or mudstone)
Chert (Commonly known as Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony Geode
Chalcedony (SiO2) within a geode structure
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite cement
Tektite (likely Australite)
Tektite (no specific chemical formula as it's a natural glass of variable composition, mostly SiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, K2O, Na2O, TiO2)
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)