Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
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Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Zoisite with Ruby
Anyolite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with Al2O3:Cr)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Seraphinite
Clinochlore (a variety of the chlorite group)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Quartzite with Chlorite
Metamosphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 inclusions)
Schist
Mica Schist
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Unakite; primarily composed of Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)), Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8), and Quartz (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)
Greenschist / Migmatite
Regional Metamorphic Complex (Facies: Greenschist to Amphibolite)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite within the amphibole group); Chemical Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
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.
Quartzite (River-worn Shiner)
Quartzite (Formula: SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Schist/Phyllite
Metamorphic Schist (Chlorite Schist variety)
Cream Marble (Speckled)
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Greenschist / Chloritaform Schist
Chlorite Schist (Group of Silicate Minerals)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Epidote in Matrix (Unakite-related)
Epidosite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Quartz (SiO2) in Mafic or Sedimentary Matrix
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Quartzite (or Quartz Cobble)
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Fuchsite Gneiss (Green Quartzite)
Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 with Cr replacements)
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Schist (containing mainly Muscovite and Quartz)
Marble
Metamorphic rock composed of Recrystallized Carbonate Minerals (chiefly CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Quartz (Rose Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Gossan (Iron Hat)
Limonitic Gossan (Fe-oxide/hydroxide complex)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)