Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Category
Browse igneous rock (volcanic glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Rhyolite with Lithophysae and Iron Oxide
Extrusive igneous rock / Felsic volcanic rock
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Basalt Pebble
Basalt
Olivine Basalt (Pumice or Scoria)
Mafic extrusive igneous rock
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Porphyritic Basalt (River Rock)
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (with Pyrolusite or Iron-oxide staining)
Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Basalt Porphyry
Porphyritic Basalt
Likely basaltic volcanic rock
Basalt, chiefly plagioclase feldspar and clinopyroxene, with possible olivine or iron oxides
River Stone (Basalt)
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic)
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular extrusive igneous rock, primarily amorphous silica)
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt
Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)
Basalt River Stone
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Porphyritic volcanic rock
Andesite
Andesite (Intermediate Volcanic Rock)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Basalt
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock
Basalt (Vesicular)
Basalt (Extrusive Volcanic Rock)
Basalt (River Pebble)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic igneous rock)
Basalt Pebble
Basalt
Basalt River Stone
Basalt
Basalt with Quartz Veins
Basalt (complex silicate) with Quartz (SiO2) intrusions
Porphyritic volcanic rock, likely andesite
Porphyritic andesite; mainly plagioclase, pyroxene/amphibole, and volcanic groundmass
Basalt
Mafic extrusive igneous rock
Pumice
Pumicite (fine-grained pumice), Scoria (similar origin but denser and darker, usually basaltic)
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate material
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2 with inclusions of Hematite or Magnetite)
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Dalmation Jasper (or Dalmation Stone)
Dalmation Stone (composed of Perthite, Quartz, and Arfvedsonite)
Orange Quartz (or Carnelian Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic extrusive igneous rock
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily silica-rich rhyolitic composition
Pink granite pebble
Granite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Scoria
Scoriaceous Basalt
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Basalt River Stone
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)