Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Lace Agate (Heat-treated/Crackle Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (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
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Nephrite (a form of Jade)
Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Gold Ore in Quartz
Auriferous Quartz (Gold: Au; Quartz: SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)
Gold Nugget (Placer Gold)
Native Gold (Au)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Basalt (Weathered Pebble)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; minerals primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene
Chert (Nodule/Pebble)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pink Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate
Amber (Copal)
Organic gemstone, fossilized tree resin (often immature amber or copal)
Purple Dyed Agate Geode (Banded Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety: Agate
Granite
Granite (a plutonic rock)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass, amorphous silica rich rock)
Pink Chalcedony (Agate/Jasper blend)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Silver (Native or Alloyed)
Ag (Argentum)
Black Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Gold in Quartz
Hydrothermal Quartz with Native Gold (SiO2 with Au)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 - Microcline)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline) - KAlSi3O8
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt with Iron Oxidation (Lattice/Veined)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Phantom Quartz with Chlorite and Hematite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Chlorite group minerals and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Quartzite Siltstone
Quartz-rich Meta-siltstone (SiO2 dominated)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
K2 Jasper (Beads)
Granodiorite with Azurite and Malachite
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Aventurine (Green Aventurine)
Quartz with Fuchsite Inclusions (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Chalcedony or Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal (specifically a Double-Terminated variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Low Quartz
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)