Vesicular basalt (possibly scoria)
Basalt; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine, with vesicles formed by escaping gas
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Vesicular basalt (possibly scoria)
Basalt; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine, with vesicles formed by escaping gas
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Andesite)
Red scoria (vesicular basalt)
Scoriaceous basalt; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-rich volcanic glass
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Extrusive Igneous Rock, primarily SiO2)
Tumbled black stone, likely basalt or obsidian
Uncertain; likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or dark volcanic glass (obsidian)
Pumice
Pumice (Volcanic glass / Silicic extrusive rock)
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Spherulites of Cristobalite (SiO2)
Rounded gray pebble, likely basalt or andesite
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; commonly basalt (plagioclase ± pyroxene/olivine)
Black obsidian (likely polished)
Volcanic glass; chiefly rhyolitic silica-rich glass (approximately 70–80% SiO₂)
Pumice
Pumiceous rhyolite
Pumice
Pumicite
Snowflake Obsidian
Vitreous Silica with Spherulite inclusions (Amorphous SiO2)
Vesicular basalt (likely scoria or weathered pumice)
Vesicular basalt; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
Vesicular volcanic tuff (likely scoriaceous tuff)
Lithified pyroclastic rock composed chiefly of volcanic ash, glass, and lithic fragments
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular Felsic Igneous Rock)
Polished black obsidian
Volcanic glass; primarily silica-rich rhyolitic composition (SiO₂)
Dark vesicular volcanic rock, likely basaltic scoria
Scoria (vesicular basalt; composition commonly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-rich glass)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Pumice
Pumice (volcanic glass with vesicular texture)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2-rich extrusive igneous rock)
Volcanic scoria (likely)
Scoria, a vesicular basaltic to andesitic volcanic rock
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (silica-rich rhyolitic melt; primarily SiO₂)
Red vesicular volcanic rock, likely scoria
Basaltic scoria; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Pumice
Pumice
Green-speckled igneous rock, likely epidote-bearing basalt or serpentinite
Tentatively epidote-bearing basalt (compositionally uncertain from the image)
Tumbled gray stone, likely quartzite or fine-grained basalt
Provisional identification: quartzite (mostly microcrystalline SiO₂) or basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene aggregate)
Likely obsidian (black volcanic glass)
Obsidian; predominantly rhyolitic volcanic glass, often ~70–75% SiO₂
Quartz Druze on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered, vesicular volcanic rock (likely pumice/scoria)
Pumice or scoriaceous basalt; composition likely volcanic glass with feldspar, pyroxene, and minor iron oxides
Light-colored igneous rock, likely pumice or vesicular rhyolite
Primarily silica-rich volcanic glass and feldspar; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Pumice or vesicular volcanic rock
Pumice; chiefly volcanic glass (silica-rich, composition commonly rhyolitic to dacitic)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions
Pumice
Vesicular Rhyolite / Pumice
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice
Pumice; highly vesicular volcanic glass, commonly rhyolitic to dacitic in composition
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice or scoria
Pumice/scoria; predominantly volcanic glass with plagioclase, pyroxene, and/or olivine
Likely weathered basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, often with minor olivine
Quartz crystals on Basalt
SiO2 (Quartz) on Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice or scoria
Pumice (highly vesicular rhyolitic–dacitic volcanic glass) or scoria (vesicular basaltic rock)
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Porphyry
Porphyritic igneous rock