Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
Category
Browse mineral like byproduct (often mistaken for igneous rock or meteorite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
Pumice
Pumicite (Amorphous glass with varying chemical composition, often rhyolitic)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Red Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock / Mafic composition)
Granite (River-worn Cobble)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Biotite (Mica)
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock) - Composition: SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of clastic quartz and feldspar)
Granite River Rock
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Quartz (Rock Crystal) with minor impurities
Quartz (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (SiO2 percentage between 45% and 52%)
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz Crystal
Quartz (SiO₂)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Chinese Writing Stone
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite with Feldspar phenocrysts (SiO2-rich Silicates)
Sandstone
Arenite
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (principally SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Group), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Scoria
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with potential fossil inclusions)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, 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.
Flesh-toned Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of microscopic Quartz and Feldspar grains)
Breciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions