Basalt with Quartz Veining
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
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Basalt with Quartz Veining
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2-rich)
Diorite
Diorite (plagioclase-rich phaneritic rock)
Greenish rock with white veins, possibly epidote or chlorite bearing rock with quartz/calcite veins
Altered mafic rock or Epidosite
Basalt (Vesicular)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (rich in Magnesium and Iron)
Basalt
Basalt
Basalt
Basalt
Basalt
Basalt
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Sulfide Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic mineral inclusions
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic rock)
Diorite
Plutonic Igneous Rock (NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Quartz (SiO2) in Mafic or Sedimentary Matrix
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Cobble
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Basalt (Stream Pebble)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Bull Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Drill Core (Basalt or Andesite)
Volcanic porphyry (mafic to intermediate)
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Scoria (Hydrated silicate volcanic rock with iron and magnesium)
Basalt with Epidote/Quartz Vein
Mafic Volcanic Rock with Hydrothermal Veining
Graveler (Fictional Interpretation)
Mons calcarius anthropomorphus
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Greenstone (River Pebble)
Metabasalt / Greenschist
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
River Basalt (Cobble)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Fine-grained Basalt)
Basalt
Basalt (principally Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Basalt with vesicles
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt River Cobble
Basalt
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Scoria
Highly vesicular mafic volcanic rock
Copper slag or vesicular basalt with copper minerals
Industrial slag / Basaltic matrix with secondary copper minerals