Dark vesicular volcanic rock, likely scoria
Scoria; predominantly basaltic or andesitic volcanic glass with plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine
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Dark vesicular volcanic rock, likely scoria
Scoria; predominantly basaltic or andesitic volcanic glass with plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice or scoriaceous rhyolite
Vesicular rhyolite/dacite; predominantly silica-rich volcanic glass with feldspar and quartz
Druzy Quartz (part of a Geode)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice or scoriaceous rhyolite
Vesicular rhyolite/dacite; predominantly volcanic glass and feldspar, with iron-oxide staining
Scoria
Scoriaceous Basalt
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Porphyry
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock with Amygdules
Basalt
Extrusive igneous rock
Agate-bearing rhyolite (likely polished/cut specimen)
Silica-rich volcanic rock containing microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with feldspar and possible iron oxides
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely weathered scoria
Scoria (vesicular basaltic-andesitic volcanic rock), composition approximately plagioclase, pyroxene, and volcanic glass
Tumbled Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Red vesicular volcanic rock, likely scoria
Scoria (vesicular basalt/andesite), composition mainly plagioclase, pyroxene, iron oxides, and volcanic glass
Porphyritic Basalt (or Andesite) containing Augite
Porphyritic Mafic Volcanic Rock
Basalt Pebble
Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt River Stone
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Andesite
Andesite (Intermediate Volcanic Rock)
Basalt with Xenolith
Extrusive Igneous Rock containing Mantle Xenolith
Mixed river-worn rock and mineral collection
Mostly quartz/quartzite, feldspar-bearing granitoid, chert, and mafic volcanic rocks; exact species vary by pebble
Basalt Porphyry
Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolitic Matrix
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Rounded dark river pebble
Indeterminate mafic rock, possibly basalt or fine-grained andesite
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock
Basalt with Calcite Veins
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock
Vesicular Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt
Extrusive igneous rock
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Dalmation Jasper
Aplite with Arfvedsonite inclusions (SiO2 with Na3(Mg,Fe2+)4AlSi8O22(OH)2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt (Igneous Volcanic Rock with secondary mineral infilling)
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) with SiO2 (Quartz) Vein
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular basalt (scoria)
Basaltic scoria; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
Likely polished basalt or iron-rich metamorphic rock
Basaltic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene; exact identification requires testing
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice or scoria
Pumice/scoria; predominantly volcanic glass with feldspar, pyroxene, and possibly olivine