Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
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Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Agate/Chalcedony Infills
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Composition: SiO2 and (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 in matrix; SiO2 in amygdule)
Basalt
Basalt (SiO2 percentage between 45% and 52%)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock (FeO-SiO2-MgO)
Sunstone
Oligoclase or Andesine (Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Ca, Na)((Al, Si)2Si2O8)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoriaceous Basalt
Milky Quartz (among River Rock)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Spinifex Textured Komatiite
Komatiite (Mg-rich ultramafic volcanic rock)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Flowerstone
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Flower Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Opaque Spherulitic Inclusions
Wishing Stone (Basalt or Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite Vein)
Basalt (SiO2+MgO+FeO) or Siltstone with a Quartz (SiO2) or Calcite (CaCO3) vein
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Dolerite (Diabase)
Dolerite / Diabase
Basalt
Basalt (Phaneritic/Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock, primarily composed of Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine
Porphyry (Flower Stone)
Porphyritic Basalt or Andesite
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Red Scoria (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass, SiO2 rich)
Pink Granite (Water-worn Cobble)
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (containing Pyroxene, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Olivine)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurity isotopes)
Banded Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions (70–75% SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), predominantly Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt (River Pebble)
Vesicular Basalt
Quartz (Druzy/Macro-crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Apophyllite and Stilbite on Quartz Cluster
Apophyllite-(K) (KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O), Stilbite-Ca (NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O), Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt (Porphyritic)
Porphyritic Mafic Extrusive (Basalt)
Basalt
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)