Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
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Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Green Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Mixed Gemstone Beaded Jewelry
Various minerals (e.g., Quartz varieties like Rose Quartz, Amethyst; Peridot; Garnet; etc.)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote-containing Quartz Chalcedony (SiO2 with Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Quartz Pebble (often referred to as 'Sea Glass' or 'River Stone' when worn smooth)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Water-Worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Greenschist
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Garnet (Pyrope or Almandine)
Magnesium aluminum silicate (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3) or Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide; NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Mica in Quartz Host
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)
Banded Metamorphic Rock (likely Quartzite or Serpentinite/Soapstone)
Metamorphic Rock (possibly a banded Quartzite or a foliated Serpentinite/Talc Schist based on appearance, general term for such a rock is 'Banded Metamorphic Rock' or 'Gneiss' if pronounced banding of different minerals)
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Yellow Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Muscovite/Fuchsite)
Gneiss
High-grade foliated metamorphic rock
Corundum (Ruby variety)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline rhyolite
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Kyanite in Quartz
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) with Quartz (SiO2)
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Pyrite in Matrix (often with Chalcopyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) / Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
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.
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet
Garnet group (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Quartz / Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Gemstone Sand (Mineral Assortment)
Mixed Mineral Concentrates (Commonly including Quartz SiO2, Garnet X3Y2(SiO4)3, and Tourmaline (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al)3(Al,Fe,Mn)6(BO3)3(Si6O18)(OH,F)4)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Greenstone (Greywacke or Nephrite Jade variant)
Metamorphosed mafic igneous or sedimentary rock (e.g., Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chlorite Included Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite (Mg,Fe,Li)6AlSi3O10(OH)8
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)