Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
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Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Schist
Mica Schist
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Black Sand (Magnetite Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Hypersthene
Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO₃)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Tumbled Moonstone
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Albite), KAlSi3O8
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Magnetic Sand Grain / Magnetite Pellet
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Mixed Mineral and Fossil Collection
Multi-specimen assemblage (SiO2, CaCO3, FeS2, etc.)
River Stone (possibly Gneiss)
Metamorphic Gneiss
Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety)
Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)
Almandine Garnet in Schist
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Greenish Metamorphic Rock (likely containing epidote or chlorite)
Metamorphic rock, possibly epidosite or greenstone
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 with Cr replacements)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Jade
There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Nephrite (a calcium magnesium silicate - Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (a sodium aluminum silicate - NaAlSi2O6). Based on the image showing a typically softer, more fibrous appearance, it is likely Nephrite.
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
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.
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite inclusions)
Amazonite
Microcline (K(AlSi3O8))
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Grey River Stone (Gneiss/Schist mix)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (variable mineral formula)
Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite mica)
Blue Apatite
Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Quartz Vein in Pelite (Metamorphic Rock)
Hydrothermal Quartz Veining in Metasedimentary Rock (SiO2)
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Prehnite
Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz Heart or Arrowhead Shape
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)