River Rocks (Black)
Various lithologies (e.g., basalt, chert, obsidian for black varieties), mechanically rounded clasts
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River Rocks (Black)
Various lithologies (e.g., basalt, chert, obsidian for black varieties), mechanically rounded clasts
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Vesicular Basalt (Lava Rock)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Basalt Pebble
Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous)
Basalt (River Pebble)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Basalt Beach Pebble
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Basalt (with Brass Inlay)
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt River Cobble
Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt (with possible iron oxide staining)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Basalt River Stones
Aphantic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)
Basalt (River Pebble)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Basalt (Beach Pebble)
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt (Water-worn Pebble)
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Granodiorite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (Granodiorite)
Basalt River Stone
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt (tumbled/river-worn)
Mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Basalt (Weathered)
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic composition)
Basalt with Quartz/Plagioclase Inclusions
Mafic volcanic rock (Basaltic)
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Basalt Beach Pebble
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
River Stone (Basalt)
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary amygdule minerals (likely Epidote or Chlorite)
Basalt with Caliche
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock with Secondary Carbonate Crust
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Olivine (Peridot)
Olivine Group (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Basalt with Vesicular Texture
Basalt (SiO2 range 45-52%)
Vesicular Basalt
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Basalt with Calcite Veins
Basalt (containing CaCO3 inclusions)
Labradorite
Labradorite (a calcium-enriched feldspar mineral), (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Carnelian (Orange Chalcedony)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Basalt with Secondary Mineral Inclusions
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock, primarily Augite and Plagioclase)
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite matrix
Basalt (SiO2 with Ca/Mg/Fe silicates) on a Mineral Matrix
Granodiorite
Phaneritic Granodiorite
Basalt River Stone
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)
Basalt (Aphanitic-Vesicular Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt River Rock
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt Cobble
Vesicular Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Basalt with Iron Oxidation
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)