Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Diabase / Dolerite
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Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Diabase / Dolerite
Basalt (River Pebble)
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Secondary Minerals
Basalt containing secondary mineralization (likely Chlorite, Celadonite, or Zeolites)
Basalt (Water-worn pebble)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Rock)
Basalt Pebble
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (containing Plagioclase or Alkali Feldspar phenocrysts)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 or CaCO3 inclusions)
River Cobble (likely Basalt or Chert)
Siliceous River Rock / Microcrystalline Quartz / Mafic Igneous
Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite (Gray Tumbled)
Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Basalt (Extrusive Volcanic Rock)
Basalt with Jasper Veining
Basaltic Rock with Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Olivine/Peridot
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Peridot in Basalt
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4) in Basalt
Basalt (Polished)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Basalt (Arrowhead form)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Andesite
Andesite (contains Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene, Hornblende)
Olivine (Peridot)
Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt with Vesicle/Vug
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Blue Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂), a variety of Chalcedony
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Chalcedony on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone)
Epidote-bearing Metabasalt
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Prehnite
Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Labradorite
Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar series; (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Labradorite (Feldspar)
Labradorite, (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Epidote (with Quartz and Feldspar)
Epidote (unakalite/unite), Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Epidote in Matrix (likely Amphibolite or Gneiss)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)) in Metamorphic Matrix
Green Banded Agate
Agate (Variety of Chalcedony/Quartz), SiO2
Carnelian (Red Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)
Ruby (set in a gold pendant)
Ruby (Variety of Corundum, Al2O3)
Olivine in Basalt
Peridotite / Forsterite ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Basalt (mostly plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)
Basalt Pebble
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Inclusion
Basalt (containing Silicate minerals such as SiO2 and (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock with secondary mineral fillings)