Halite
Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
Category
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Halite
Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
Banded Onyx (Mexican Onyx / Travertine)
Calcite (CaCO3) - Banded Travertine
Gastropod Fossil (Snail)
Gastropoda (Internal mold/Steinkern)
Talc
Talc (Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slate
Slate (Metamorphic Rock)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Orange Quartzita (Calcite-stained Quarzite)
Metamorphic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron/calcium inclusions
Ferruginous Breccia
Breccia with Iron-rich (Hematite/Goethite) Matrix
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Laterite
Laterite (primarily composed of hydrated oxides of iron and aluminum)
Quartz Geode/Cluster
Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Stainless Steel Spoon
Iron-Chromium Alloy (Fe + Cr + Ni)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Chalcedony Geode
Chalcedony (SiO2) within a geode structure
Jasper (specifically Fancy or Polychrome Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex of lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Mixed collection of natural stones
Several unidentified lithologies, likely including basalt, granite, quartzite, sandstone, and weathered metamorphic rocks
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)
Blue Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Green Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
White Jade (Nephrite)
Nephrite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Soapstone
Steatite (primarily composed of Talc, Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Banded Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Green Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial Glass Byproduct)
Fossilized Gastropod Internal Mold
Gastropoda (Steinkern fossil)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Complex Silicate Rock)
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
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.
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)