Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)
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Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)
Likely vesicular basalt (scoria)
Basaltic scoria; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine with volcanic glass
Tumbled basalt (probable)
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase and pyroxene, commonly with olivine and iron oxides
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely scoria
Scoria; basaltic to andesitic volcanic rock, mainly plagioclase, pyroxene, and volcanic glass
Apache Tears (Obsidian)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Apache Tear
Obsidian (Hydrated Silica Rich Volcanic Glass)
Apache Tear
Obsidian (Hydrated Volcanic Glass) - SiO2 (with impurities)
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely scoria
Scoria; typically basaltic to andesitic composition, chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and volcanic glass
Weathered rhyolitic tuff or altered volcanic rock
Felsic volcanic tuff, likely devitrified or hydrothermally altered
Quartz Druzy (on Geode Fragments)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered mafic rock, likely basalt
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and minor olivine or iron oxides
Rounded gray pebble, likely basalt or andesite
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; commonly basalt (plagioclase ± pyroxene/olivine)
Weathered volcanic rock, likely andesite or basalt
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase ± pyroxene, amphibole, and iron oxides
Basalt River Stone
Basaltic Igneous Rock
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Weathered basalt or andesite
Fine-grained volcanic rock, likely basaltic-andesite; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and possibly olivine or volcanic glass
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Agate
SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely scoria
Scoria; predominantly basaltic composition (plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass)
Red scoria (vesicular volcanic rock)
Scoria, typically basaltic to andesitic volcanic rock
Pumice
Highly vesicular volcanic rock, commonly rhyolitic to dacitic glass (SiO₂-rich volcanic material)
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic)
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), amorphous SiO2 + impurities
Volcanic Breccia
Pyroclastic breccia
Xenolith in Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock with Felsic Inclusion
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (with inclusions of Magnetite or Hematite)
Porphyritic basaltic-andesite cobble
Fine-grained plagioclase–pyroxene volcanic rock, likely basaltic andesite
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered volcanic rock, likely basalt
Basalt; commonly composed of plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-rich oxides
Chalcedony (Grey/White Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Weathered vesicular volcanic rock, likely basaltic scoria
Vesicular basalt/scoria; mainly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-rich glass or oxides
Weathered porphyritic volcanic rock
Likely porphyritic andesite or dacite, with plagioclase phenocrysts in a fine-grained volcanic groundmass
Scoriaceous basalt (scoria)
Vesicular basalt; primarily plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
Basalt
Mafic extrusive igneous rock
Yellow chalcedony or quartz fragment
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (tentative; possibly iron-stained chalcedony)
Volcanic Breccia
Pyroclastic Breccia
Scoria (vesicular volcanic rock)
Basaltic scoria; primarily plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Pumice (likely basaltic pumice/scoria)
Vesicular volcanic rock, commonly basaltic; mainly plagioclase, pyroxene, and volcanic glass
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive igneous rock
Obsidian-like volcanic glass (likely slag or natural obsidian)
Obsidian, primarily amorphous volcanic silica glass (approximately SiO₂); identification is uncertain from an image