Black Obsidian
Obsidian, SiO2 (amorphous)
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Browse igneous rock (volcanic glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Black Obsidian
Obsidian, SiO2 (amorphous)
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Andesite)
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Hematite or Magnetite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Rhyolitic Tuff
Rhyolitic Tuff / Pyroclastic rock
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass
Pumice
Pumice (volcanic glass foam)
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass
Pumice
Pumice (Vitreous pyroclastic rock)
Pumice (Volcanic Rock)
Vesicular volcanic rock (composed largely of amorphous volcanic glass)
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Andesite)
Pumice
Pumicite (Amorphous Volcanic Glass)
Pumice
Pumicite (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Pumice
Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass)
Pumice
Pumice (Vitreous volcanic rock)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Pumice
Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular, silicic volcanic rock)
Common Opal in Host Rock
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (high silica volcanic rock)
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic rock)
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Polished Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (70-75% SiO2)
Pumice (likely weathered/water-worn)
Vesicular volcanic glass
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Dacite)
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Pumice
Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Basalt
Basalt
Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Andesite)
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass/extrusive igneous rock)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Quartz in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolite or Granite matrix
Pumice (specifically a water-worn, weathered variety)
Vesicular volcanic glass
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Rhyolite
Rhyolite (High-silica volcanic rock)
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Andesite)
Pumice
Pumicite
Pumice
Pumicite
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Red)
Rhyolite (Porphyry)