Green Quartz (Prasiolite/Adventurine)
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
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Green Quartz (Prasiolite/Adventurine)
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Schist
Crystalline Metamorphic Rock (Schistose)
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope series)
Silicate mineral (Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12; Pyrope: Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Marble
Metamorphic rock composed of Recrystallized Carbonate Minerals (chiefly CaCO3)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Brown Marble
Metamorphic Limestone (CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Fluorite (left), Sodalite (middle), Dumortierite/Tumbled Quartzite (right)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2), Aluminum Borosilicate (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Banded gneiss (likely amphibolite-bearing gneiss)
Gneiss; quartz–feldspar–mica/amphibole aggregate
Quartz (Smoky/Brown variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist
Tumbled rhodonite
Rhodonite, manganese inosilicate (MnSiO₃), commonly mixed with quartz and manganese oxides
Garnet-bearing gneiss
Biotite–feldspar gneiss with almandine garnet; quartz likely present
Strawberry Quartz (Quartz with Hematite inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, typically quartz–feldspar–mica; exact mineral composition requires testing
Quartz Vein in Pelite (Metamorphic Rock)
Hydrothermal Quartz Veining in Metasedimentary Rock (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Epidote
Epidote - {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Likely schist, possibly serpentinite
Mica schist; potential chlorite–serpentine-rich metamorphic rock
Apatite
Calcium phosphate fluoride/chloride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Graphite
Graphite (C)
Green Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(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.
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Mica schist
Schist dominated by muscovite/biotite mica, commonly with quartz and feldspar