Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Category
Browse igneous (anthropogenic) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Vesicular Basalt with Lichen
Vesicular Basalt
Graphic Granite
Pegmatitic Granite (Quartz and Microcline KAlSi3O8)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Diamond in Kimberlite
Kimberlite host rock with C (Carbon) inclusion
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Diabase (Trap Rock)
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Dalmatian Jasper (or Dalmatian Stone)
Dalmatian Stone (A peralkaline felsite composed of feldspar, quartz, and sodic amphibole)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Basalt
Mafic Volcanic Rock (composed mainly of Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Scoria (Red Lava Rock)
Scoria (Vesicular basaltic rock)
Pink Granite
Granite (Alkali-feldspar granite)
Basalt Pebble
Basalt
Granite Pebble
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Red Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite)
Granitic Pegmatite
Pegmatite (Quartz: SiO2, Feldspar: KAlSi3O8, Mica: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Basalt Pebble
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate plutonic rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Scoria (Volcanic Rock)
Scoria (often basaltic scoria)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (70-75% SiO2)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (extrusive volcanic rock)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silica)
Peridotite (Olivine/Peridot)
Peridotite: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine-rich ultramafic rock)
Vesicular Basalt (or Porphyritic Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt
Basalt
Basalt (River Cobble)
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Granite
Granite
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 rich)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2)
Basalt (Vesicular/Scoriaceous)
Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock (Primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Porphyritic Basalt (River Rock)
Porphyritic Basalt
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Primary component: SiO2)
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt with inclusion
Basalt (Aphanitic-Porphyritic texture)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass with Spherulite inclusions (SiO2)