Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock
Category
Browse igneous specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock
Granite Pebble
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Diorite
Diorite (Plagioclase feldspar and Hornblende/Biotite)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (Granite)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (Felsic)
Graphic Granite
Pegmatite (Quartz and Alkali Feldspar intergrowth)
Basalt
Basalt
Porphyritic Andesite
Andesite with Hornblende phenocrysts
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Basalt
Porphyry
Porphyritic Basalt or Andesite
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2-rich)
Pegmatite with Black Tourmaline
Granitic Pegmatite with Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Agate/Quartz Infill
Basalt with Secondary Silicate Mineralization (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (mostly SiO2)
Diorite with Weathering Rind
Course-grained intermediate plutonic rock (Diorite)
Basalt with Olivine Phenocrysts
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Andesite
Andesite (Intermediate Volcanic Rock)
Basalt (River Pebble)
Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (Flower Stone)
Basalt with Feldspar phenocrysts
Basalt Scoria
Aphanitic basaltic scoria
Yooperlite (Fluorescent Sodalite-bearing Syenite)
Sodalite-bearing Syenite
Slag (Industrial Glass/Glassy Rock)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Material
Obsidian Jewelry Piece
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Beach Pebble (likely Basalt or Chert)
Volcanic Basalt / Microcrystalline Quartz
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (with Plagioclase phenocrysts)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (formula mostly SiO2, MgO, FeO)
Basalt Beach Pebble
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
River Cobble (Diorite or Meta-volcanic with Quartz Veining)
Diorite (with SiO2 quartz veins)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Spherulite Inclusions (70–75% SiO2)
Ocellar Rhyolite
Rhyolite (featuring orbicular/ocellar quartz and feldspar textures)
Basalt
Basalt
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)
Basalt River Stone
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)