Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide; NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Yellow Quartz / Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Tumbled Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Specular Hematite with Quartz and Limonite
Hematite (Fe2O3) with Quartz (SiO2) and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tumbled Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Pelite (Metamorphic Rock)
Hydrothermal Quartz Veining in Metasedimentary Rock (SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline rhyolite with arfvedsonite inclusions
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals), formula varies e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Garnet
Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions
Epidote in Matrix (Unakite-like Rock Fragment)
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) / Altered Metamorphic Pebble
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Mica Schist
Schist (biotite/muscovite schist)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of granitic composition)
Banded Slate
Slate (Metamorphosed Siltstone/Mudstone)
Mica in Quartz Host
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Chalcedony/Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Feldspar–quartz–mica gneiss, locally amphibole-bearing
Gold Nugget / Placer Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Amazonite
Microcline (variety Amazonite), K(AlSi3O8)
Strawberry Quartz (or Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite or Goethite
Purple Dyed Dalmatian Stone
Dyed Peralkaline Trachyte
Quartz with Mica and Feldspar
Granitic Pegmatite Fragment (SiO2 + KAlSi3O8 + KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Pyrite in Matrix (often with Chalcopyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) / Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Unidentified Dark Mineral or Rock
Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide or Carbon-based)
Green Schist (Greenschist)
Greenschist facies metamorphic rock
Greenstone (Epidosite)
Epidosite (Metamorphosed Basalt/Diabase)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Quartz–mica metamorphic rock, likely schist
Quartz–muscovite/biotite schist; predominantly SiO₂ quartz with phyllosilicate micas
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Brown Marble
Metamorphic Limestone (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.
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Epidosite
Epidosite (consisting primarily of Epidote Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) and Quartz SiO2)