Likely weathered quartz-rich pebble
Uncertain; possibly granite or quartz-bearing volcanic rock
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Likely weathered quartz-rich pebble
Uncertain; possibly granite or quartz-bearing volcanic rock
Amethyst-rich vesicular volcanic rock (probable amethyst basalt/scoria)
Quartz (SiO₂) in vesicular basaltic volcanic rock; precise identification requires testing
Polished dark stone sphere, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (natural volcanic glass; composition varies, commonly rhyolitic)
Fine-grained dark gray rock, likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine or iron oxides
Pumice
Highly vesicular volcanic glass (unnamed scientific variant: Rhyolitic/Andesitic Pumice)
Likely basalt (possibly weathered volcanic rock)
Basalt; predominantly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible olivine and iron oxides
Basalt (Vesicular Basalt / Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Dark, vesicular volcanic rock (probable basaltic scoria)
Basaltic scoria; mainly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
Polished dark stone, likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Banded Basalt with Sandstone Vein
Basalt with sedimentary intrusion
Limonite Stained Basalt
Hydrated Iron Oxide on Mafic Volcanic Rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Pumice
Vesicular Rhyolite or Dacite
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Rounded dark mafic cobble, likely basalt
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and commonly olivine or magnetite
Likely vesicular volcanic rock (scoriaceous basalt)
Vesicular basalt/scoria; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
Vesicular basalt (likely weathered volcanic scoria)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
Basalt River Cobble
Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Gray volcanic rock, likely basalt
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and minor olivine/iron oxides
Polished black stone, possibly basalt or black jasper
Basalt (fine-grained mafic rock) or microcrystalline quartz if jasper
Basalt (likely vesicular basalt)
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and olivine, with iron-titanium oxides
Likely weathered basalt or iron-rich volcanic rock
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and iron-rich oxides
Granite-like weathered rock
Felsic intrusive igneous rock, likely granitic or granodioritic
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
River Stone (Basalt)
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic)
Basalt River Stone
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Likely polished/tumbled dark mineral or glassy rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; possibly hornblende, schorl tourmaline, or obsidian
Rounded dark river pebble, likely basalt
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Mafic Igneous Rock (SiO2 filling)
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Porphyritic volcanic rock
Vesicular basalt (likely weathered basaltic rock)
Basalt; predominantly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
Fine-grained dark igneous rock, likely basalt
Basalt, composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible olivine or magnetite
Tumbled dark quartzite or basalt pebble
Likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene), though quartzite is possible from the image
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Coarse-grained quartz–feldspar–mica rock; likely granite, possibly gneiss
Agate
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Agate
Silicon dioxide (chalcedony), SiO2
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Extrusive igneous rock
Red vesicular volcanic rock, likely scoria
Scoria (vesicular basalt/andesite), composed mainly of plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-rich glass
Agate
Silicon dioxide (chalcedony), SiO2