Labradorite (Feldspar)
Labradorite: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
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Labradorite (Feldspar)
Labradorite: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Smoky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within Pegmatite/Gneiss
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (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.
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily composed of Muscovite, Biotite, and Quartz)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Carnelian / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Rock)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Chert (Jasper/Mudstone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions
Chert Pebble/Nodule
Chert (a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline sedimentary form of quartz, SiO2)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2)
River Quartz Pitting / Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)