Piddock bored rock (likely Mudstone or Shale)
Ichnofossil (Gastrochaenolites borings) in Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock
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Piddock bored rock (likely Mudstone or Shale)
Ichnofossil (Gastrochaenolites borings) in Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Specimen)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate rock containing Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities (mostly Iron Oxides)
Hag Stone
Perforated Flint or Chert (SiO2)
Crazy Lace Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Chalcedony variety
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Lapis Lazuli (in Matrix)
Lazurite-bearing Metamorphic Rock (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Jasper (likely Polychrome or Ocean Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Quartzite (River Cobble)
SiO2 (Quartz-rich Metamorphic Rock)
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Mixed Tumbled Stones Collection
Mixed Silicates and Carbonates (Quartz, Amorphous Silica, Carbonates)
Chert with Calcite Veins
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) intrusions
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Mineral composition: Lazurite, Calcite, Sodalite, and Pyrite)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. Na6Ca2Al6Si6O24(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Sodium aluminum silicate with sulfur (main component: Lazurite [(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2])
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
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.
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A complex rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Mineral composition: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Trilobite Fossil
Trilobita (Class), likely Phacopid or Asaphid order
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Agate Geode / Nodular Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Botryoidal Chalcedony Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Lapis Lazuli
Na8(Al6Si6O24)S2 (Lazurite is the primary constituent mineral)
Botryoidal Chalcedony in Geode/Vug
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate/Chert Nodule)
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Lunar Feldspathic Breccia
Lunar Meteorite (Feldspathic Regolith Breccia)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex aggregate mainly of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]S2 (Lazurite component), a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite
Rainbow Moonstone
White Labradorite (formula: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Bivalve Fossil (Internal Mold/Steinkern)
Class Bivalvia (Fossilized Mold)