Sedimentary Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
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Browse mineral description (anthropogenic material) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sedimentary Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified quartz arenite, arkose, graywacke, etc. depending on composition)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Sandstone
Arenite (a specific type of sandstone with less than 15% matrix)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Blue Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Sandstone
Quartz Sandstone (predominantly)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)
Phaneritic plutonic igneous rock (sodium-rich plagioclase feldspar and hornblende)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) with Quartz
Banded Iron Formation, often composed of alternating layers of hematite (Fe2O3) or magnetite (Fe3O4) and chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Diorite
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
River Cobble (Basaltic/Andesitic)
Mafic Igneous Porphyritic Rock
Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Fossil Coral (Petoskey Stone or Favosites)
Favosites (specifically Hexagonaria percarinata if silica-replaced Michigan type)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (and Jasper/Flint variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Synthetic Wolf Plush (Non-mineral)
Canis lupus similis (Prop material: Polyester & Synthetic fibers)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
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.
Chert (often colloquially called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone or Limestone
Sedimentary Rock
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Water-worn pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (contains Muscovite/Biotite, Quartz)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Flint / Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz