Covellite
Covellite (CuS)
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Covellite
Covellite (CuS)
Schist (Micaceous)
Mica Schist
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
Tree Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (frequently composed of Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine with Chlorite inclusions)
Quartz (Milky/Rose variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Glaucophane-bearing Schist (Blueschist)
Blueschist (Glaucophane-Lawsonite Schist)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Granodiorite (or Granite) Pebble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Pebble
Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (SiO2 matrix with Quartz core)
Emerald in Host Rock
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Citrine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Fluorite (Rainbow or Multi-colored Fluorite)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Granite
Limonite Geode (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite [FeO(OH)·nH2O] with possible Quartz or Calcite interior
Quartz Geode
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Turquoise and Hematite
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Fe2O3 (Hematite)
Red Sandstone (Iron-rich)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Iron Oxides)
Quartz-veined Sedimentary Rock
Hydrothermally veined Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 veins in Matrix)
Sandstone (likely with Quartz Veining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (lithic or quartz sandstone)
Epidosite
Epidosite (Metasomatic rock consisting mainly of Epidote and Quartz)
Lapis Lazuli
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl)1-2 (primarily containing Lazurite with inclusions of Calcite and Pyrite)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Vesicular-Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Turquoise in Matrix
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]
Fluorite (likely Fluorite on Quartz/Matrix)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi₃O₈)
Bumblebee Jasper
Anhydrite with Sulfur, Hematite, and Orpiment (SiO2/CaSO4 mixture)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Schist with Biotite and Quartz
Biotite-Quartz Schist (Fe,Mg,Al silicate mix)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
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.
Malachite
Malachite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli (Raw)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock; Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S
Educational Geologic Collection
Mixed Mineral and Rock Collection (Various compositions)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)