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Basalt

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Basalt

Basalt

Tholeiitic Basalt

Tholeiitic Basalt

Metabasalt

Metabasalt

Variolite

Variolite

Tachylite

Tachylite

Gabbro

Gabbro

Sideromelane

Sideromelane

Palagonite

Palagonite

Diabase

Diabase

Greenstone

Greenstone

Limburgite

Limburgite

Scoria

Scoria

Basalt River Cobble (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt River Cobble

Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)

Porphyritic Basalt (Porphyritic Fine-grained Mafic Volcanic Rock) — igneous

Porphyritic Basalt

Porphyritic Fine-grained Mafic Volcanic Rock

Basalt (River Rock) (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt (River Rock)

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate ((Mg, Fe)₂SiO₄)) — mineral

Olivine

Magnesium Iron Silicate ((Mg, Fe)₂SiO₄)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Basalt with secondary mineral infillings (SiO2, (Ca,Na)2-3(Mg,Fe,Al)5Si8O22(OH)2)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Basalt with secondary mineral infillings (SiO2, (Ca,Na)2-3(Mg,Fe,Al)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Carnelian Agate (Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Fe impurities)) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Fe impurities)

Olivine Peridotite (Peridotite (comprising Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Olivine Peridotite

Peridotite (comprising Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 and Pyroxene)

Grey Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety: Agate/Chalcedony) — mineral

Grey Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety: Agate/Chalcedony

Peridot (Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)) — mineral

Peridot

Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)

Diabase (also known as Dolerite) (Diabase) — igneous

Diabase (also known as Dolerite)

Diabase

Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Iron impurities)

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

Amethyst

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Carnelian Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diabase (Dolerite) (Diabase) — igneous

Diabase (Dolerite)

Diabase

Carnelian (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities) — mineral

Carnelian

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities

Diabase (Diabase (also known as Dolerite)) — igneous

Diabase

Diabase (also known as Dolerite)

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

Epidote

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

Labradorite (Dark or Black variety) (Labradorite (member of Plagioclase Feldspar group), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite (Dark or Black variety)

Labradorite (member of Plagioclase Feldspar group), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8

Carnelian (Carnelian (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (SiO2)

Greenschist (Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)

Eclogite (Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)) — metamorphic

Eclogite

Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)

Weathered Basalt with Iron Staining (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock) — igneous

Weathered Basalt with Iron Staining

Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock

Basalt with Weathering Rind (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt with Weathering Rind

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

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

Basalt (River Pebble)

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)

Magnetite (Iron Ore) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Iron Ore)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

River Cobble (likely Basalt or Chert) (Siliceous River Rock / Microcrystalline Quartz / Mafic Igneous) — igneous/sedimentary

River Cobble (likely Basalt or Chert)

Siliceous River Rock / Microcrystalline Quartz / Mafic Igneous

igneous/sedimentary

Carnelian (Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian (Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Labradorite

Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)

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

Labradorite (Gray Tumbled)

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

Greenstone (Chlorite schist or Epidosite) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Chlorite schist or Epidosite

Actinolite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) — mineral

Actinolite

Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

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

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Blue Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

River Pebble (Basalt or fine-grained Quartzite) (Fine-grained Mafic Rock (Volcanic Basalt)) — igneous

River Pebble (Basalt or fine-grained Quartzite)

Fine-grained Mafic Rock (Volcanic Basalt)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Basalt with secondary mineral infilling) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Basalt with secondary mineral infilling

Basalt and Quartz Pebble (Basalt (Igneous) and Quartzite/Quartz (SiO2) pebble) — igneous and sedimentary

Basalt and Quartz Pebble

Basalt (Igneous) and Quartzite/Quartz (SiO2) pebble

igneous and sedimentary

Larimar (Pectolite, NaCa2Si3O8(OH)) — gemstone

Larimar

Pectolite, NaCa2Si3O8(OH)

Andesite (Andesite (Intermediate Extrusive Volcanic Rock)) — igneous

Andesite

Andesite (Intermediate Extrusive Volcanic Rock)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)

Red Scoria (Scoria (Basaltic Scoria)) — igneous

Red Scoria

Scoria (Basaltic Scoria)

Scoria (Vesicular Basalt) (Vesicular Basaltic Andesite) — igneous

Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)

Vesicular Basaltic Andesite

Peridot (Olivine) (Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) — mineral

Peridot (Olivine)

Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4