Vesicular Basalt
Basalt with vesicular texture
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Vesicular Basalt
Basalt with vesicular texture
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
Glacial Cobble (likely Granitic or Gneissic)
Granite/Gneiss Glacial Erratic
Basalt
Basalt (Igneous Volcanic Rock)
Gabbro
Plutonic mafic rock
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within metamorphic/igneous matrix
Porphyry
Porphyritic Rock
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Milky Quartz (Quartz Vein)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Calcite Veins
Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Peridotite (Pyroxenite/Serpentinized Dunite)
Ultramafic Rock (consisting primarily of Olivine and Pyroxene)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Quartz (Milky Quartz vein fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Druze (Crystalline Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite Orthorthotropic Rock
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz-veined Basalt
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Basalt with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) vein
Quartz (Milky Quartz / Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Basalt
Basalt with Iron Oxidation
Mafic Igneous Basalt
Granite Pebble
Granite (composition of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (Chinese Flower Stone / Chrysanthemum Stone basalt variety)
Porphyritic Basalt containing Plagioclase Feldspar phenocrysts
Pink Feldspar
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silica / Silicon Dioxide), SiO2
Olivine (Peridotite)
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Magnesium Iron Silicate)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Gold in Quartz Matrix
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Slate/Shale
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Amygdaloidal Basalt (matrix) with Mineral Vein filling
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)
Pumice
Pumice (volcanic rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Igneous Volcanic Rock)
River Cobble (Basaltic/Andesitic)
Mafic Igneous Porphyritic Rock
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe++)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Basalt
Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Painted River Pebble (likely Basalt or Greywacke)
Aphanitic Lithic Clast with Anthropogenic Pigment coating