Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (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.
Quartz (in a rock matrix)
Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Carbonate Sedimentary Rock (primarily CaCO3)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Ferruginous arenite
Granite Water-Worn Pebble
Intermediate to Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite)
Polymict conglomerate with a projecting pebble
Conglomerate; clast-supported polymict conglomerate, dominated by quartz/feldspar and lithic fragments in a cemented matrix
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock (high vesicularity)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
River Cobble (Quartzite with Iron Staining)
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Chert (specifically Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often sold as Mexican Onyx or Aragonite)
Calcite/Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite
Chert (Arrowhead or Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Carnelian Beads
Silicon Dioxide (Variety of Chalcedony), $SiO_2$
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Vesicular basalt (possible scoria)
Basaltic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-rich minerals, with vesicles formed by trapped gas
Granite
Granite (plutonic igneous rock)
Red Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz Chip
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Field Stone)
Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), specifically a variety of Quartz
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Chert (variously Flints)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Red Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Feldspar Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Chert (and Jasper) Nodules in Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)
Fused Silicate Scoria (Amorphous mixture of FeO, SiO2, and CaO)
River Stone (River Pebbles)
Alluvial Deposit (typically Quartzite, Sandstone, or Granite clasts)
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyry
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Laterite (iron-rich nodule, possibly Bauxite as a subtype)
Laterite (composed of various minerals including goethite, hematite, gibbsite, etc.)
Schist
Mica Schist
Basalt
Mafic Volcanic Rock (composed of Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Chert (Flint/Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Scoria (vesicular basalt)
Scoria; vesicular mafic volcanic rock, commonly basaltic in composition
Vesicular basalt (likely weathered scoria)
Basaltic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and olivine with vesicles
Conglomerate
Sedimentary Conglomerate
Rounded gray pebble
Indeterminate; likely a water-worn silicate or carbonate pebble