Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
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Browse amorphous solid specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a Geodic structure
Green Chalcedony (likely Chrysoprase or Green Onyx)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace nickel or chromium inclusions
Yellow Quartzite (Iron-Stained Quartz)
Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe-oxide impurities)
Malachite and Azurite on Gossan (Ironstone Matrix)
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) on FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite/Gossan)
Black Onyx (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pearl-and-gemstone insect brooch
Pearl: nacre (aragonite, CaCO₃); colored stones are likely synthetic or natural corundum/spinel/glass, not determinable from the image
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
Siltstone with Quartz (SiO2) inclusion
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet-bearing Mica Schist
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Basalt with Granite Inclusions (Xenolith)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) with Felsic Igneous Inclusion (Granite)
Fossiliferous Sandstone (with Quartz patch)
Sedimentary Sandstone with Silicified Shell Fragments
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Basalt with hydrothermal vein infill
Siltstone / Shale River Rock
Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)
Sandstone (Quartzite texture)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Agate/Chalcedony Infills
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Composition: SiO2 and (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 in matrix; SiO2 in amygdule)
Arsenic (Native)
Arsenic (As)
Quartz Geode (Cracked)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gastly (Trick or Trade Halloween Series)
Cellulose-carbonaceous composite (Lignocellulose laminated with pigmentary polymers)
Native Sulfur
Sulfur (S8)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Grey Chalcedony (Tumbled Moon)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (vesicular mafic igneous rock)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Porphyry (specifically Porphyritic Basalt or Andesite)
Porphyritic extrusive igneous rock (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine inclusions/Plagioclase Feldspar)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)
Banded Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Andesite Porphyry
Andesite (extrusive volcanic rock)
Basalt
Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)
Quartz Geode (Druzy)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (Unopened)
Quartz Geode (SiO2) / Chalcedony Concretion
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions