Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
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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)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Gneiss
Felsic banded gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica
Fancy Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (likely Sandstone or Mudstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary Matrix
Quartz Vein in Rhyolite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in extrusive igneous rock
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
Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal Chalcedony Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate/Chert Nodule)
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Botryoidal Chalcedony in Geode/Vug
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lunar Feldspathic Breccia
Lunar Meteorite (Feldspathic Regolith Breccia)
Sphalerite with Galena
Zinc Sulfide ((Zn,Fe)S) and Lead Sulfide (PbS)
Fossilized Brachiopod
Brachiopoda (Phylum), likely Order Spiriferida or Rhynchonellida
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (Low-grade)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite, (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
Quartzite with Chlorite Bands
Meta-quartzite with Chlorite (Mg,Fe,Li)6AlSi3O10(OH)8
Rainbow Moonstone
White Labradorite (formula: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Bivalve Fossil (Internal Mold/Steinkern)
Class Bivalvia (Fossilized Mold)
Gneiss boulder
Banded granitoid gneiss; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite/hornblende
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock
Fancy Jasper
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8(Al6Si6O24)S2 (Lazurite is the primary constituent mineral)
Orthoceras fossil
Orthoceras regulare (Cephalopoda, Orthocerida)
Ironstone / Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Fancy Jasper (Agate/Chert mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Diamond (Cluster Setting)
Carbon (C) - Diamond
Unakite
Epidotized Granite