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Igneous Rock

Browse igneous rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

Porphyritic Basalt (Basalt (with plagioclase phenocrysts)) — igneous

Porphyritic Basalt

Basalt (with plagioclase phenocrysts)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Mica inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Mica inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Porphyritic Rhyolite (Rhyolite (Porphyritic texture)) — igneous

Porphyritic Rhyolite

Rhyolite (Porphyritic texture)

Muscovite Mica (Golden/Yellow variety) (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica (Golden/Yellow variety)

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2

Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Crystal (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

Pumice (Volcanic Rock) (Vesicular volcanic rock (composed largely of amorphous volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice (Volcanic Rock)

Vesicular volcanic rock (composed largely of amorphous volcanic glass)

Clear Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt containing Zeolite and Calcite inclusions) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt containing Zeolite and Calcite inclusions

Basalt (River Pebble) (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt (River Pebble)

Basalt

Basalt with Vesicles (Vesicular Basalt) — igneous

Basalt with Vesicles

Vesicular Basalt

Basalt (Basalt (composition of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (composition of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)

Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts (Porphyritic Basalt) — igneous

Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts

Porphyritic Basalt

Basalt with Secondary Mineral Inclusions (Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock, primarily Augite and Plagioclase)) — igneous

Basalt with Secondary Mineral Inclusions

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock, primarily Augite and Plagioclase)

Vesicular Basalt (Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (Amygdaloidal Basalt)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (Amygdaloidal Basalt)

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Basalt River Pebble (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt River Pebble

Basalt

Basalt with Vesicular Texture (Basalt (SiO2 range 45-52%)) — igneous

Basalt with Vesicular Texture

Basalt (SiO2 range 45-52%)

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Basalt Pebble (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Basalt

Peridotite (Olivine/Peridot) (Peridotite: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine-rich ultramafic rock)) — igneous

Peridotite (Olivine/Peridot)

Peridotite: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine-rich ultramafic rock)

Granite Pebble (Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar intrusive rock)) — igneous

Granite Pebble

Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar intrusive rock)

Coarse-grained Granite (Phaneritic Granite (contains Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Coarse-grained Granite

Phaneritic Granite (contains Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Basalt (Basalt (composition: Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (composition: Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine)

Basalt with Quartz Veins (Basalt (SiO2 range 45-52%)) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz Veins

Basalt (SiO2 range 45-52%)

Basalt with Weathering Crust (Extrusive mafic volcanic rock) — igneous

Basalt with Weathering Crust

Extrusive mafic volcanic rock

Basalt Pebble with Quartz Veining (Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt Pebble with Quartz Veining

Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)

Basalt Pebble (Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock

Basalt River Stone (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt River Stone

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Basalt Pebble (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Sandstone (Micaceous Sandstone) (Arenite (SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 inclusions)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Micaceous Sandstone)

Arenite (SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 inclusions)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt (Basalt (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)

Scoria (with likely iron oxidation) (Scoria (Basaltic Scoria)) — igneous

Scoria (with likely iron oxidation)

Scoria (Basaltic Scoria)

Snowflake Obsidian (Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)

Vesicular Basalt (or Scoraceous Basalt) (Basalt with vesicular texture) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (or Scoraceous Basalt)

Basalt with vesicular texture

Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria) (Vesicular Basalt) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)

Vesicular Basalt

Basalt Scoria (Vesicular Basalt) — igneous

Basalt Scoria

Vesicular Basalt

Basalt River Pebble (Mafic volcanic rock (Basalt)) — igneous

Basalt River Pebble

Mafic volcanic rock (Basalt)