Greenstone or Epidote-rich Metamorphic Rock
Chlorite/Epidote Schist or Greenstone
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Browse basalt specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Greenstone or Epidote-rich Metamorphic Rock
Chlorite/Epidote Schist or Greenstone
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Red Garnet
Garnet Group (e.g., Pyrope, Almandine, Spessartine, Grossular, Andradite, Uvarovite)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Red Jasper inclusions (SiO2 and Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Banded Agate (specifically Lake Superior Agate style)
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Sunstone
Heliolite (Sodium Calcium Aluminum Silicate with Iron or Copper inclusions)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Banded Agate (Onyx variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Ventifact
Eolian Ventifact (often composed of basalt, chert, or quartzite)
Porphyry
Porphyritic Igneous Rock (likely Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt)
Peridot
Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite)
Anyolite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) + (Hb, Al, Cr)2O3)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxide
Banded Agate (specifically Lake Superior Agate style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Porphyritic Basalt (Leopard Rock)
Porphyritic Mafic Volcanic Rock
Larimar and Fossil Coral
Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH)) and Hexagonaria/Petoskey Stone
Quartz Druze on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe3+) impurities
Greenstone / Diabase Porphyry
Porphyritic Diabase (Micro-gabbro)
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Olivine (likely Peridot variety)
Olivine Mineral Group (specifically Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series); Chemical formula: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Purple variety of Quartz
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Green Apophyllite and Stilbite on Quartz Cluster
Apophyllite-(K) (KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O), Stilbite-Ca (NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O), Quartz (SiO2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
River Stone (Basalt or Siltstone)
Mafic Volcanic Rock or Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Quartz Veined Diorite or Basalt
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) in Mafic Igneous Host (Basalt/Diorite)
Stream Pebble (Basalt/Greywacke)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Fine-grained)
Vesicular Basalt (Iron Scoria)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Vesicular Texture
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (a plagioclase feldspar variant), (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (Mainly SiO2)
Granite
Granite (phaneritic felsic intrusive rock)
Peridot (likely, given the color and bead form)
Olivine, variety Peridot (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Quartz in Matrix (possibly Basalt or Siltstone host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Wishing Stone (Gneiss or Basalt with Quartz Vein)
Gneiss or Metabasalt (with a Quartz or Calcite intrusion)