Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
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Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peach Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Zircon
Zirconium Silicate (ZrSiO₄)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with trace impurities of aluminum)
Shale
Shale (comprised mostly of clay minerals and quartz)
Quartz (likely macrocrystalline variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Mica Schist (Garnetiferous)
Garnet-Mica Schist
Schist
Mica Schist
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety often found as a river rock)
Quartz (likely) or a Quartzite Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for quartz. If it's quartzite, it's a metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz.
Citrine (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Variety: Rose Quartz/Smoky Quartz mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granodiorite (Gneissic texture)
Granodiorite (containing Quartz SiO2, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite)
Quartz Geode/Cluster
Quartz (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Composition: Muscovite, Biotite, Quartz, Feldspar)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl)1-2 (primarily containing Lazurite with inclusions of Calcite and Pyrite)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Muscovite Mica (likely on Quartz/Feldspar)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Schist
Schist
Dalmatian Stone (often misnamed Dalmatian Jasper)
Aplite (with hornblende/arfvedsonite inclusions)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Kyanite (in Schist Matrix)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
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-rich Ore
Pyrite (FeS2) with secondary minerals
Specular Hematite (Iron Ore)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Greenstone (Greenstone River Pebble)
Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic igneous rock)
Greenstone
Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic igneous rock)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Phyllite
Phyllite (Foliated metamorphic rock)