Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic)
Category
Browse igneous rock (volcanic glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic)
Likely basalt with a pale mineral-filled vesicle
Vesicular basalt, probably containing calcite or zeolite (uncertain from image)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Magnetite Orthorthotropic Rock
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline rhyolite with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkalic Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Basalt (River Stone)
Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt River Stone
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Basalt (Beach Pebble)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Peridotite
Peridotite (predominantly Olivine and Pyroxene)
Weathered basaltic cobble
Basalt, likely amygdaloidal or vesicular basalt
Dark river pebble (likely basalt or andesite)
Fine-grained mafic/intermediate volcanic rock; commonly basalt (plagioclase ± pyroxene/olivine)
Tumbled basalt (likely)
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Andesite
Andesite (contains Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene, Hornblende)
Porphyritic Basalt (Flowerstone)
Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt
Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)
Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt
Extrusive mafic volcanic rock
Basalt with Weathering Crust
Extrusive mafic volcanic rock
Basalt Pebble with Quartz Veining
Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)
Basalt with Iron Oxidation
Extrusive mafic volcanic rock
Basalt
Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)
Basalt River Stone
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt (Beach Pebble)
Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt with Oxidized Inclusions
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Obsidian
Obsidian
Basalt
Basalt
Basaltic Lava (Scoria)
Extrusive Igneous Rock / Vesicular Basalt
Basalt
Mafic extrusive igneous rock
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt Porphyry
Porphyritic Basalt
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Tumbled brecciated jasper
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Basalt (Volcanic Peak)
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock
Basalt Fragment
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Likely basalt or other dark igneous rock
Basalt; predominantly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, possibly olivine
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Vesicular Basalt with Amygdules
Quartz Druzy on Basalt
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Mafic Volcanic Rock
Dalmation Stone (Dalmation Jasper)
Peralkaline rock (primarily Feldspar and Quartz with Arfvedsonite spots)