Basalt with Xenolith
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Category
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Basalt with Xenolith
Extrusive Igneous Rock
River Pebble (Basalt or fine-grained Quartzite)
Fine-grained Mafic Rock (Volcanic Basalt)
Black obsidian
Volcanic glass (mostly rhyolitic silica glass; SiO₂-rich)
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)
Quartz-bearing volcanic rock, likely vesicular basalt
Basalt with secondary quartz (SiO₂) and possible zeolite/chalcedony infill
Quartz geode or quartz-bearing rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a chalcedony- or basalt-hosted cavity
Obsidian (likely black obsidian)
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic composition (approximately 70–80% SiO₂)
Basalt with Quartz Veining
Veined Basalt (composed primarily of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and olivine with quartz/calcite infill)
Orbicular rhyolite (orbicular jasper-like volcanic rock)
Orbicular rhyolite; predominantly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and volcanic glass, with concentric spherulitic growths
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)
Polished dark pebble, likely basalt or chert
Basalt (mafic volcanic rock), possibly microcrystalline chert
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Pumice
Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular felsic extrusive igneous rock)
Scoria (vesicular basalt)
Vesicular basalt; primarily plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
Scoria (vesicular volcanic rock)
Basaltic to andesitic scoria; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and volcanic glass
Scoria
Vesicular basaltic scoria; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
Pumice
Pumice (a volcanic glass, primarily SiO2)
Pumice
Vesicular Rhyolite or Trachyte (High-silica volcanic glass)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Pumice
Highly vesicular rhyolite/dacite (Amorphous glass)
Pumice
Pumice (Highly vesicular volcanic glass)
Rounded quartz-rich river cobble (probable rhyolite/granite-derived stone)
Indeterminate felsic igneous cobble; likely quartz–feldspar aggregate with minor iron oxides
Obsidian
Amorphous Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2)
Rhyolite
Rhyolite (High-silica volcanic rock)
Apache Tear
Obsidian (Hydrated Silica Glass)
Mahogany Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass) with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions
Unidentified Dark Mineral or Rock
Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide or Carbon-based)
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2)
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice or scoriaceous basalt
Highly vesicular basaltic–andesitic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and volcanic glass
Rhyolite or jasper-bearing volcanic rock
Rhyolite, likely altered and silicified; red coloration may come from hematite
Rounded basalt pebble
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular Felsic Igneous Rock)
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)
Agate in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within host rock
Obsidian (Black Obsidian)
Amorphous volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)
Weathered basalt (probable)
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with possible olivine
Pumice
Pumicite
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular extrusive igneous rock)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Spherulite inclusions (primarily Cristobalite, SiO2)
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Andesite)
Rhyolitic Tuff (Breccia Type)
Rhyolitic Pyroclastic Rock (Mixed Silicates including Quartz, Feldspar, and Volcanic Glass)