Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
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Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Goethite/Hematite Nodule
Goethite (FeO(OH)) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Gossan (with Limonite/Hematite coating)
Ferruginous Gossan (Fe2O3·nH2O / Fe2O3)
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite / Ironstone Nodule
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide), FeO(OH)·nH2O
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Specimen)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate rock containing Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Aluminum Ore)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite Schist
Limonite/Ironstone
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite (Gneissic / Weathered Pebble)
Felsic intrusive igneous rock (Granite)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Diorite
Diorite
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (specifically a weathered Amphibolite or Garnet Gneiss)
Gneiss (complex silicate composition)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Larimar
Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Graphic Granite
Pegmatitic Granite
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (unstructured hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides, often FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock), SiO2 + various minerals
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Porphyritic Igneous Rock with Iron Oxide Weathering
Weathered Porphyry (containing Quartz, Feldspar, Amphibole/Biotite, and Hematite/Limonite)
Rhodochrosite
Rhodochrosite (MnCO3)
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
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.
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Sandstone (mainly Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxides like Goethite/Hematite)
Likely serpentinized ultramafic rock (serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, possibly with magnetite, chromite, and brucite
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)