Quartz Geode (with possible Manganese or Goethite coating)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz Geode (with possible Manganese or Goethite coating)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Gneiss (specifically a granitic gneiss cobble)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Dyed Quartz (often sold as 'Blue Quartz' or 'Blue Agate')
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Greenstone (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (frequently composed of Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine with Chlorite inclusions)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Vesicular-Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Bauxite
Bauxite (mixture of hydrous aluminum oxides: Al(OH)3 & AlO(OH))
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2
Granodiorite (or Granite) Pebble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Pebble
Malachite
Malachite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated)
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Quartz in Matrix (possibly Basalt or Siltstone host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (SiO2 matrix with Quartz core)
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Silver (Native Silver Mineral)
Ag (Native Silver), Alloyed 90% Ag / 10% Cu
General Rock and Mineral Collection (Center: Angelite / Blue Anhydrite)
Anhydrite (Calcium Sulfate, CaSO4)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pearl (as a biogenic mineral/gemstone)
Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite), CaCO3
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Turquoise in Matrix
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Schist (Micaceous)
Mica Schist
Citrine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Fluorite (Rainbow or Multi-colored Fluorite)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Turquoise and Hematite
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Fe2O3 (Hematite)
Quartz-veined Sedimentary Rock
Hydrothermally veined Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 veins in Matrix)
Sandstone (likely with Quartz Veining)
Arenite (primarily 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.
Fluorite (Rainbow/Purple Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)