Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (SiO2 matrix with Quartz core)
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Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (SiO2 matrix with Quartz core)
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Raw Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Silver (Native Silver Mineral)
Ag (Native Silver), Alloyed 90% Ag / 10% Cu
General Rock and Mineral Collection (Center: Angelite / Blue Anhydrite)
Anhydrite (Calcium Sulfate, CaSO4)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pearl (as a biogenic mineral/gemstone)
Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite), CaCO3
Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Calcite Onyx')
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Turquoise in Matrix
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Schist (Micaceous)
Mica Schist
Citrine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)
Fluorite (Rainbow or Multi-colored Fluorite)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Turquoise and Hematite
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Fe2O3 (Hematite)
Sandstone (likely with Quartz Veining)
Arenite (primarily 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.
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Fluorite (Rainbow/Purple Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)
Granite
Granite
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Lapis Lazuli
A metamorphic rock primarily composed of lazurite (Na,Ca)8[(S,SO4,Cl)2|(Al6Si6O24)], calcite (CaCO3), and pyrite (FeS2).
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2)
Greywacke
Dirty Sandstone (Lithic wacke)
Coarse Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic extrusive volcanic rock with secondary mineral infilling)
Schist with Biotite and Quartz
Biotite-Quartz Schist (Fe,Mg,Al silicate mix)
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Limonite (Iron Stone/Gossen)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite
Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Granite
Granite
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)