Vesicular basalt (probable)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and iron-rich minerals, with vesicles possibly lined by zeolites or calcite
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Vesicular basalt (probable)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and iron-rich minerals, with vesicles possibly lined by zeolites or calcite
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Tumbled basalt pebble
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Pumice
Pumice (a volcanic glass, primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Basalt with silicon dioxide (SiO2) inclusion
Red Scoria
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Vesicular basalt (scoria-like lava rock)
Vesicular basalt; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
Vesicular Basalt (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt
Tumbled rhyolite (likely)
Rhyolite, a felsic volcanic rock composed mainly of quartz and alkali feldspar, with biotite or hornblende
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Likely polished rhyolite or porphyritic volcanic rock
Rhyolite, possibly flow-banded or altered rhyolite; composition mainly quartz and alkali feldspar with minor biotite/iron oxides
Rhyolite (likely porphyritic)
Rhyolite; chiefly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and volcanic glass, with possible iron-oxide staining
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice or scoria
Pumice/scoria; predominantly silica-rich volcanic glass with feldspar and possible quartz or mafic minerals
Dark, coarse-grained igneous rock, likely basalt or gabbro
Basalt (fine-grained) or gabbro (coarse-grained), composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
Basalt (Water-worn)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Dark gray-brown stone, likely basalt or fine-grained volcanic rock
Basalt (tentative; likely plagioclase–pyroxene rock)
Weathered basalt pebble
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; likely olivine- and pyroxene-bearing
Rounded volcanic rock, likely basaltic andesite
Fine- to medium-grained mafic volcanic rock; probable basalt or basaltic andesite
Pink-orange quartz-rich rock, likely rhyolite or jasper
Probable rhyolite (microcrystalline quartz and feldspar), possibly jasper/chalcedony
Vesicular basalt (likely scoria)
Basaltic volcanic rock; primarily plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
Likely vesicular basalt (scoria-like fragment)
Basaltic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
Fine-grained gray rock, likely andesite or basalt
Aphanitic volcanic rock; probable basaltic-andesite (plagioclase ± pyroxene, minor iron oxides)
Likely reddish granite/porphyritic igneous rock fragments
Feldspar–quartz–mica aggregate, possibly pink granite or rhyolite
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice or scoriaceous rhyolite
Pumice/scoria; predominantly silica-rich volcanic glass with feldspar and quartz crystallites
Pumice
Extrusive volcanic rock (Vesicular Rhyolite/Dacite/Andesite)
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Obsidian (Arrowhead Lithic Tool)
Obsidian (Amorphous Volcanic Glass / SiO2 + inclusions)
Eroded volcanic rock formation (likely basalt)
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible olivine
Greenstone (Chert)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2) with chlorite/epidote inclusions
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Pumice or Vesicular Basalt/Scoria (water-worn)
Vesicular volcanic rock
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous Matrix
Basalt
Mafic extrusive igneous rock
Weathered granite fragment
Granite, chiefly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Basalt (River Pebble)
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock
Basalt (River Pebble)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Basalt (River Pebble)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic igneous rock)
Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dark volcanic rock, likely basalt
Basalt (fine-grained mafic igneous rock; commonly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and olivine)