Geode
Silicon dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony) concretion
Category
Browse mineral like byproduct (often mistaken for igneous rock or meteorite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Geode
Silicon dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony) concretion
Quartz Geode Segment
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Sandstone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)
Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Basalt (River Rock/Cobble)
Basalt (no specific mineral formula as it's a rock)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt (a mafic extrusive igneous rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (variable mineral composition)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Red Sandstone (with possible iron oxide staining)
Sandstone (primarily Quartz with Hematite/Goethite cement)
Quartz (likely Jasper or Chert variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Flesh-toned Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of microscopic Quartz and Feldspar grains)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Porphyry (likely Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt)
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
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.
Basalt with Olivine
Aphanitic Basalt with (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 phenocrysts
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Granite
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz (Milky or Druzy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal Agate vein)
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphiboles)
Granite Pebble
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Hydrothermal Veined)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Diabase (Dolerite)
Diabase
Granite Pebble
Granitoid (Plagioclase, Alkali feldspar, Quartz, Biotite/Amphibole)
Peridot
Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Sandstone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Banded Agate (Chert/Chaldcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Sandstone / Chert Pebble
Silicon Dioxide / Sedimentary Rock (SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite