Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rutilated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Chert/Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Microcrystalline Silica/Siltstone matrix
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Jasper (Chert variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Sandstone (with banding)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)
Sandstone
Arenite
Jasper (likely Polychrome or Desert Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Wacke
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Chert (Flint/Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Hematite Nodules (Moqui Marbles style)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Garden Quartz (Lodalite)
Silicon Dioxide with various mineral inclusions (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Lepidolite in Quartz (Lithium-bearing Ore)
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Green Jasper
Jasper (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.
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (specifically a variety enriched with blue-coloring minerals)
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron Oxide
Sandstone (likely River-tumbled Picture Sandstone)
Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, along with Calcite and Pyrite)
Druzy Quartz on Chalcedony Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Iron-stained Quartzite/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper Beach Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Macro-crystalline Quartz
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or iron oxide inclusions
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Conglomerate (Asphaltic/Anthropogenic)
Clastic sedimentary rock / Bituminous mixture
Glauconite (Glauconitic Sandstone)
Glauconite [(K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2]