Agate (Geode nodule fragment)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Category
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Agate (Geode nodule fragment)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Amethyst and Ruby in Zoisite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Anyolite (Zoisite-Hornblende-Ruby mix)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Veined Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Aquamarine with Sunstone
Aquamarine (Be3Al2Si6O18), Sunstone (Na,Ca)Al(Si,Al)Si2O8
Quartz with Mica/Chlorite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
Peach Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Moss Agate
Moss Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO ₂)
Green Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (Silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Garden Quartz (Lodolite)
Quartz with inclusions (SiO2 + various inclusions such as Chlorite, Hematite, or Feldspar)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnetiferous Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite/Biotite and Almandine Garnet)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
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.
Dumortierite Quartz (Blue Quartz)
Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 (Aluminum Boro-silicate included in Quartz)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Yellow Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz
Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions); Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt with Amygdules
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodalite)
Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Muscovite or Mica
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate (MnSiO3)
Yellow Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) with inclusions of Mica
Gneiss (High-Grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Epidote
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer) / Perthitic Igneous Rock
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Rough Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)