Porphyritic Basalt (with Pyrolusite or Iron-oxide staining)
Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Category
Browse mineral, often a rock given its aggregate nature specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Porphyritic Basalt (with Pyrolusite or Iron-oxide staining)
Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Gold Flake / Placer Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Detrital sedimentary rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride)
White Quartz Pebble (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy) in host rock
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) as Quartz, with unspecified host rock components (likely silicates and iron oxides)
Serpentine Schist with Quartz Vein
Serpentine Schist (a type of Metamorphic rock). The white band is likely Quartz (SiO2).
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Basalt with Calcite Veining
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) with CaCO3
Chert / Flint Nodules in Sandstone
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Granite Cobble
Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granitic)
Vesicular Basalt with Secondary Mineral Infill
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Brown Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar, with Iron Oxide cement)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz, feldspar, or lithic fragments)
Basalt River Stone
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Jasper (Mookaite style)
Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Arenite with Iron Oxide Concretions
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (Rich in K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Glacial Cobble)
Arenite / Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic Volcanic Basalt (Major minerals: Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene; Minor: Olivine, Magnetite)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Quartz / Common Opal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (with Quartz and Mica)
Gneiss
Polychrome Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and other mineral inclusions
Vesicular Basalt
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (composed of Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with possible Epidote/Chlorite coloring)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3 staining)
Andesite
Andesite (Intermediate Extrusive Volcanic Rock)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)
Limestone (with Iron-Oxide staining)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gneiss (Pebble)
Gneiss
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide