Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)
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Browse igneous rock (volcanic glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Pumice
Pumice (volcanic glass formed of highly vesicular rough textured rock)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Red scoria (vesicular basalt)
Scoriaceous basalt; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-rich volcanic glass
Pumice
Vesicular Felsic Extrusive Igneous Rock
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Dark gray weathered pebble, likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine or iron oxides
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)
Amethyst (Rough)
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular felsic volcanic rock)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian (or similar porphyritic volcanic rock)
Obsidian with Spherulites (if glassy), or Porphyritic Rhyolite/Andesite (if crystalline groundmass)
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely weathered pumice or scoria
Pumice/scoria; predominantly volcanic glass and feldspar, with possible iron oxides
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Spherulite Inclusions (primarily SiO2)
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass (primarily Alumino-silicates)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Pumice
Pumice (volcanic glass with vesicular texture)
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular amorphous volcanic glass)
Basalt
Extrusive igneous rock
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic glass), 70–75% SiO2
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Pumice
Vesicular Rhyolite or Andesite (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Slag (Industrial Glass/Glassy Rock)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Material
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Polished porphyritic basalt (likely)
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; visible inclusions may be olivine, feldspar, or vesicle infillings
Pumice
Pumice (volcanic glass with vesicular texture)
Quartz Druzy (on Geode Fragments)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Cristobalite (SiO2)
Basalt
Extrusive igneous rock
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Basalt
Mafic extrusive igneous rock
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)
Pumice
Pumice (Volcanic glass / Silicic extrusive rock)
Vesicular basalt (probable)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and iron-rich minerals, with vesicles possibly lined by zeolites or calcite
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Porphyritic Extrusive Igneous Rock