Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
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Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (SiO2 matrix with Quartz core)
Garden Quartz (Lodalite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O mixed with iron oxides)
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Limonite (Iron Stone/Gossen)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite
Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Shale or Slate with Quartz Veins
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Slate (low-grade metamorphic rock formed from shale) with Quartz (SiO2) veins
Turquoise in Matrix
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)
Granite
Granite
Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Desert Rose
Gypsum (variety Selenite) or Barite: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Granite
Granite
Jadeite and Mixed Gemstones (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6), Corundum (Al2O3), Beryl (Be3Al2(Si6O18))
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.
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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
Fluorite (left), Sodalite (middle), Dumortierite/Tumbled Quartzite (right)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2), Aluminum Borosilicate (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Schist with Biotite and Quartz
Biotite-Quartz Schist (Fe,Mg,Al silicate mix)
Fluorite (Rainbow/Purple Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Granite
Granite
Pebble
Clast (specifically a granule or small pebble)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Complex silicate composition)
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz in Matrix (possibly Basalt or Siltstone host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl)1-2 (primarily containing Lazurite with inclusions of Calcite and Pyrite)
Lapis Lazuli (Raw)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock; Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic extrusive volcanic rock with secondary mineral infilling)