Beach Pebble (Basalt/Greywacke)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
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Beach Pebble (Basalt/Greywacke)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Granodiorite (Riverbed Cobble)
Granodiorite
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (70–75% SiO2 plus MgO, Fe3O4)
Jasper in Rhyolite matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions in Felsic Igneous matrix
Grey Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Weathered vesicular stone, possibly pumice or scoria
Vesicular volcanic rock; likely pumice (highly vesicular rhyolitic material) or scoria (basaltic material)
Basalt
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Carnelian Agate
Carnelian (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Greenstone
Greenschist / Greenstone (containing Chlorite, Epidote, Actinolite)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)
Diorite
Garnet
Almandine/Pyrope Garnet (Silicate Mineral Group)
Basalt
Mafic Volcanic Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Dark gray river pebble, likely basalt or mudstone
Tentatively fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene), though the image cannot exclude mudstone or weathered andesite
Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurity isotopes)
Basalt
Basalt
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions
Quartz Geode with Calcite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, ~70% SiO2)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic glass), SiO2 (70% or more)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxide
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Rock)
Smoky Quartz on Feldspar (Granite Pegmatite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Basalt
Basalt (Composition primarily Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Hematite or Magnetite (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass, SiO2 rich)
Massive Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoriaceous Basalt
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Native Copper in Basalt
Cu-element in Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt Pebble
Basalt
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Porphyritic polymictic breccia (likely volcanic breccia)
Volcanic breccia; probable polymictic andesite–dacite breccia with quartz/feldspar clasts
Basalt
Basalt (primarily composed of Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)