Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria
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Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria
Granite
Granite (compositional mixture of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Unidentifiable Specimen
Undetermined
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Greenschist facies rock
Milky Quartz (Common Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper in Basalt Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities; Chalcedony
Serpentine
Serpentine group, including Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Gneiss
Gneiss
Mica (Biotite and Muscovite) in Matrix
Potassium aluminum silicate with iron/magnesium (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 / K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Scoria (Red Lava Rock)
Scoria
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Red Scoria (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass (primarily Alumino-silicates)
Basalt with Porphyritic Texture
Porphyritic Basalt
Peridotite (Dunite)
Peridotite (mostly Olivine: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Porphyritic Andesite
Andesite (porphyritic variety)
Chondrite Meteorite
Ordinary Chondrite (L or H type)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase, Quartz, and K-feldspar)
Pumice
Pumice (a vesicular volcanic glass)
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass
Basalt River Stone
Basalt
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz River Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Prehnite on Basalt
Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Sunstone
Oligoclase or Andesine (Labradorite) Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Quartz (specifically Citrine or Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunkissed Quartz or Hematoid Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
White Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite
Folded Schist / Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Regional Metaphoric Folded Outcrop (predominantly Schist/Gneiss)
Olivine in Basalt (Peridotite Xenolith)
Forsterite-rich Olivine (Mg2SiO4) in Aphanitic Basalt
Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite