Schist
Mica Schist
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Schist
Mica Schist
Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Epidote
Epidote - {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Marble
Metamorphic rock composed of Recrystallized Carbonate Minerals (chiefly CaCO3)
Greenschist (Greenstone River Pebble)
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Quartz Vein in Pelite (Metamorphic Rock)
Hydrothermal Quartz Veining in Metasedimentary Rock (SiO2)
Tumbled Moonstone
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Albite), KAlSi3O8
Gneiss (likely)
Gneiss
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite inclusions)
Yellow Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) with inclusions of Mica
Mica Schist with Quartz
Mica-Quartz Schist (Muscovite subclass)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Orthoclase Feldspar with Quartz
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Staurolite (Fairy Cross)
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Biotite on Matrix
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of crocidolite
Black Sand (Magnetite Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
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.
Marble
Metamorphic Limestone (CaCO3)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Epidote (Unakite-related)
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Biotite (Mica)
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Natural Gemstone Cabochons (Ruby, Moonstone, Emerald, Citrine)
Ruby (Al2O3:Cr), Moonstone (KAlSi3O8), Emerald (Be3Al2(SiO3)6:Cr), Citrine (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Greenschist
Greenschist (Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist
Greenschist
Greenschist
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Greenschist (Metamorphic rock containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Breccia/Rhyolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with matrix