Basalt pebble
Basalt
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Basalt pebble
Basalt
Basalt (Water-worn pebble)
Basalt (Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock)
Clear Quartz (Faceted)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase, Quartz, Orthoclase, Biotic/Hornblende)
Peridotite
Peridotite (primarily Olivine and Pyroxene)
Jasper Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt with Peridotite Inclusion
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Extrusive Igneous) with Ultramafic Xenolith
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Zeolite/Quartz Infill
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Host: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 / CaAl2Si2O8; Infill: SiO2 or Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O)
Dalmatian jasper
Orbicular microcrystalline quartz rock, commonly rhyolitic or volcanic-feldspar matrix with black arfvedsonite/alkali-amphibole inclusions
Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt with Feldspar Phenocrysts
Spinifex Textured Komatiite
Ultramafic Komatiite
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (with secondary mineral infilling)
Porphyry
Porphyritic Rhyolite or Andesite
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) intrusion
Basalt River Stone
Basalt
Basalt (Weathered River Stone)
Basalt (SiO2 concentration approx. 45-52%)
Basalt
Basalt
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt
Basalt (Fieldstone)
Basalt
Amygdaloidal basalt (vesicular basalt)
Basalt, commonly containing amygdales of quartz, chalcedony, calcite, or zeolites
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Scoria (Red Lava Rock)
Scoria
Quartz (Druzy on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt (or Scoraceous Basalt)
Basalt with vesicular texture
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Scoria (Vesicular Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Diorite (Spotted)
Plutonic Igneous Rock (Diorite)
Diorite (with Iron Staining)
Phaneritic Intermediate Igneous Rock
Jasper
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2
Granite pebble
Granite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Diorite
Diorite
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Diabase (Dolerite)
Mafic intrusive igneous rock
Basalt with Quartz Veining
Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock with SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Igneous Rock
Peridotite
Peridotite (Ultramafic Rock)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz Feldspar Porphyry
Basalt (with possible Olivine inclusions)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Basalt
Basalt (primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)