Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
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Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Quartzite River Cobble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Black Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Botryoidal Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Goldstone (Red/Brown)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Emerald
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), specifically the green variety colored by trace amounts of chromium or vanadium.
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Red Garnet
Pyrope-Almandine series (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 to Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Blue Topaz (facetted in jewelry)
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Quartz (River Siltstone Quartzite Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Imperial Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Green Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
N/A - Image is non-geological
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or Polypropylene (PP)
Granite (weathered pebble)
Granite (plutonic igneous rock)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Biotite (Mica)
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Arsenopyrite with Schist Matrix
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Chert (Nodular Chert)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Diamond (as set in a metal alloy ring)
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Tanzanite
Blue-violet Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Vanadinite
Lead Chlorovanadate, Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Beryl (Variety Mix)
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Falcon's Eye (Blue Tiger's Eye)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (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.