Bismuth crystal
Bismuth (Bi), artificially crystallized
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Bismuth crystal
Bismuth (Bi), artificially crystallized
Silicon (Industrial Grade)
Elemental Silicon (Si)
Likely galena-bearing ore
Galena (lead sulfide, PbS), possibly with quartz or calcite gangue
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (element symbol Bi, atomic number 83)
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Hydrated copper silicate - (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Greenstone Celt (Polished Stone Axe)
Metamorphosed mafic rock (often Basalt or Diabase)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2-rich)
Pyrite (on Quartz/Host Rock)
Iron Sulfide (FeS₂)
Mosasaur Tooth
Mosasauridae (likely Prognathodon or Enchodus sp.)
Black tourmaline (schorl)
Schorl, NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄
Fossil Shark Tooth
Odontaspididae (Sand Tiger Shark family)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Green Gneiss or Greenschist
Chlorite/Actinolite Gneiss or Schist
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Sandstone (with Laminations)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz-based)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Banded Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Chondrite Meteorite
Ordinary Chondrite (Fe-Ni alloy, Olivine, Pyroxene)
Rose quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), pink variety
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.
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Puddingstone)
Sandstone (Weathered)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Iron Slag
Ferrous Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Limonite
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange chalcedony geode
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called carnelian or orange agate when strongly colored
Banded Calcite (Green Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Likely raw galena-bearing ore
Galena (PbS), possibly associated with dark sphalerite or matrix minerals
Native copper (probable copper-rich mineral specimen)
Copper, Cu; possibly mixed with cuprite, malachite, and iron-oxide alteration minerals
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite cementation)
Green fluorite crystal
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂)
Tumbled greenish chalcedony or serpentine pebble
Likely microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony, SiO₂) or serpentine-group mineral; exact identification requires testing
Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Silver (Native Element)
Silver (Ag) in an alloy of 90% Silver and 10% Copper
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Artificial silicate/iron byproduct
Bivalve Fossil
Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca)