Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
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Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Epidote
Epidote - {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese silicate, (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Marble
Metamorphic rock composed of Recrystallized Carbonate Minerals (chiefly CaCO3)
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope series)
Silicate mineral (Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12; Pyrope: Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Greenschist (Greenstone River Pebble)
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Quartz Vein in Pelite (Metamorphic Rock)
Hydrothermal Quartz Veining in Metasedimentary Rock (SiO2)
Tumbled Moonstone
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Albite), KAlSi3O8
Gneiss (likely)
Gneiss
Yellow Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) with inclusions of Mica
Mica Schist with Quartz
Mica-Quartz Schist (Muscovite subclass)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Staurolite (Fairy Cross)
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Schist
Schist (various mineralogical compositions including mica, chlorite, talc, etc.)
Dumortierite Quartz
Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 (Aluminum borate silicate)
Black Sand (Magnetite Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Green Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chromium-rich Fuchsite mica
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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.
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Epidote (Unakite-related)
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Jadeite and Assorted Corundum (Ruby/Sapphire) / Beryl (Emerald)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6), Ruby/Sapphire (Al2O3), Emerald (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Schist
Mica Schist
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet Schist
Greenschist
Greenschist
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Greenschist (Metamorphic rock containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Rhodonite in Matrix
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate) - (Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn, Fe, Mg, Ca)SiO3
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Epidote (likely Unakite component or Epidosite)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz
Aventurine (variety of Quartz - SiO2) and Quartz (SiO2)