Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, ~70% SiO2)
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Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, ~70% SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian (Flower Jasper variant)
Vitreous volcanic silicate with cristobalite inclusions
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Silicate: SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 rich)
Limonite (with Pyrite)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, mixtures of FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Diamond (in Jewelry Setting)
Carbon (C)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Carbonado (Black Diamond)
Carbonado (Polycrystalline Diamond)
Obsidian
Obsidian
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Green Fluorite (Fluorite Sphere)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
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.
Precious Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae within Microcrystalline Quartz)
Chert (Black Chert)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich sandstone or lateritic rock
Ferruginous sandstone/laterite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides such as hematite and goethite
Granite Pebble
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Garnet
Garnet Group (formula varies: e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2Si3O12 or Pyrope Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (Native Carbon, C)
Diamond (Faceted)
Carbon (C)
Diamond
C (Carbon)
Basalt Cobble
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)
Corundum
Corundum (Aluminium oxide, Al2O3)
Crushed Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Vesicular Basalt (Aqueous Tumbled)
Scoriaceous Basalt
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite (Purple variety)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Asphalt Pavement (with aggregate)
Asphalt concrete
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Byproduct of smelting)
Cardstock (Paper)
Cellulose (C6H10O5)n
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Cobalt/Copper inclusions)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants