Rock Identifier

Category

Basalt

Browse basalt specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Sunstone (Plagioclase feldspar (with Copper or Hematite inclusions)) — mineral

Sunstone

Plagioclase feldspar (with Copper or Hematite inclusions)

Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Epidote in Basalt (Epidotized Basalt (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) in Mafic Igneous Host)) — igneous

Epidote in Basalt

Epidotized Basalt (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) in Mafic Igneous Host)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic extrusive volcanic rock with secondary mineral infilling)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic extrusive volcanic rock with secondary mineral infilling)

Diabase (Dolerite) (Mafic Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Diabase (Dolerite)

Mafic Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granodiorite Pebble (Granodiorite) — igneous

Granodiorite Pebble

Granodiorite

Scoria (Lava Rock) (Vesicular Basalt / Scoria) — igneous

Scoria (Lava Rock)

Vesicular Basalt / Scoria

Amethyst (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron impurities)

Prehnite (Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Banded Agate (Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Labradorite (Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite

Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8

Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)

Epidote in Quartz (Epidosite) (Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))) — metamorphic

Epidote in Quartz (Epidosite)

Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))

Scoria (Lava Rock) (Vesicular Basalt / Scoria) — igneous

Scoria (Lava Rock)

Vesicular Basalt / Scoria

Red Scoria (Lava Rock) (Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)) — igneous

Red Scoria (Lava Rock)

Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)

Scoria (Lava Rock) (Vesicular Basalt / Scoria) — igneous

Scoria (Lava Rock)

Vesicular Basalt / Scoria

Basalt with Vesicular Surface (Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)) — igneous

Basalt with Vesicular Surface

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)

Porphyritic Basalt with Quartz Inclusions (Aphanitic Porphyritic Basalt) — Igneous

Porphyritic Basalt with Quartz Inclusions

Aphanitic Porphyritic Basalt

Lava Rock (Scoria) (Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)) — igneous

Lava Rock (Scoria)

Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)

Basalt River Cobble (Vitreous aphanitic Basalt) — igneous

Basalt River Cobble

Vitreous aphanitic Basalt

Porphyry (Flower Stone) (Porphyritic Basalt or Andesite) — igneous

Porphyry (Flower Stone)

Porphyritic Basalt or Andesite

Scoria (Lava Rock) (Vesicular Basalt / Scoria) — Igneous

Scoria (Lava Rock)

Vesicular Basalt / Scoria

Vesicular Basalt (Basalt (with vesicular texture)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Basalt (with vesicular texture)

Scoria (Lava Rock) (Vesicular Basalt / Scoria) — igneous

Scoria (Lava Rock)

Vesicular Basalt / Scoria

Scoria (Vesicular Basalt / Scoria) — igneous

Scoria

Vesicular Basalt / Scoria

Green Porphyry (Flowerstone) (Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt) — igneous

Green Porphyry (Flowerstone)

Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt

Porphyritic Basalt (Amygdaloidal Porphyritic Basalt) — Igneous

Porphyritic Basalt

Amygdaloidal Porphyritic Basalt

Porphyritic Basalt (Basalt with plagioclase phenocrysts) — igneous

Porphyritic Basalt

Basalt with plagioclase phenocrysts

Vesicular Basalt (Lava Rock) (Basalt with vesicular texture) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (Lava Rock)

Basalt with vesicular texture

Flowerstone (Porphyry) (Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt) — igneous

Flowerstone (Porphyry)

Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt

Red Scoria (Lava Rock) (Vesicular Basalt / Scoria) — igneous

Red Scoria (Lava Rock)

Vesicular Basalt / Scoria

Scoria (Lava Rock) (Vesicular Basalt / Scoria) — igneous

Scoria (Lava Rock)

Vesicular Basalt / Scoria

Scoria (Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)) — igneous

Scoria

Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)

Scoria (often called Lava Rock) (Vesicular Basalt / Scoria) — igneous

Scoria (often called Lava Rock)

Vesicular Basalt / Scoria

Grey Basalt Pebble (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)) — igneous

Grey Basalt Pebble

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)

Basalt Pebble (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock

River Pebbles (Tumbled Quartz and Basalt) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for white quartz; Mafic Volcanic Rock for basalt) — igneous and sedimentary

River Pebbles (Tumbled Quartz and Basalt)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for white quartz; Mafic Volcanic Rock for basalt

igneous and sedimentary

Basalt Pebble (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock

Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts (Porphyritic Basalt) (Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts (Porphyritic Basalt)

Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Basalt (River Pebble) (Basalt (extrusive mafic rock)) — igneous

Basalt (River Pebble)

Basalt (extrusive mafic rock)

Basalt (Purple-tinted scoria/vesicular variety) (Extrusive mafic igneous rock (SiO2 range 45–52%)) — igneous

Basalt (Purple-tinted scoria/vesicular variety)

Extrusive mafic igneous rock (SiO2 range 45–52%)

Labradorite (Labradorite (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite

Labradorite (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8