Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
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Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Ruby, Emerald, and Sapphire (Corundum and Beryl)
Corundum (Al2O3) and Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Milky Quartz (or Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite (Feldspar)
Labradorite: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Quartz (Milky or Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Green Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Pyrite (Iron Pyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Clear Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Ruby (Corundum)
Al2O3 (Aluminium oxide with Chromium impurities)
Raw Citrine (Yellow Quartz)
Citrine / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
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.
Epidote
Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Schist
Mica Schist (Variable chemistry, often rich in muscovite and biotite)
Lapis Lazuli
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl)1-2 (primarily containing Lazurite with inclusions of Calcite and Pyrite)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (from German Gneis, related to 'spark')
Limestone (Porous/Travertine variant)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granodiorite (Gneissic texture)
Granodiorite (containing Quartz SiO2, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite)
Schist
Schist
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions/staining (Limonite/Hematite)
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (SiO2)