Likely basalt or other dark igneous rock
Basalt; predominantly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, possibly olivine
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Likely basalt or other dark igneous rock
Basalt; predominantly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, possibly olivine
Granite Pebble (Pegmatitic Quartz-Feldspar River Rock)
Granite / Quartz-Feldspar-Mica Aggregate
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Diorite (Porphyritic) / Granite
Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granodiorite / Diorite)
Granite
Granite (a common igneous rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt (Igneous Volcanic Rock with secondary mineral infilling)
Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt (with plagioclase or k-feldspar phenocrysts)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Diorite with Quartz Veins
Diorite
Granite Pebble (Weathered)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Spinifex Texture Komatiite
Komatiite (Ultramafic Volcanic Rock)
Quartz Crystal Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peridotite
Ultramafic intrusive igneous rock
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic silicate with secondary mineral inclusions)
Dalmatian Stone (commonly Dyed)
Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline igneous rock)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (quartz-feldspar-mica complex)
Dark igneous rock, likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and possibly olivine
Vesicular basalt
Basalt, a mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and often olivine
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dark gray fine-grained rock fragment
Likely basalt (possibly andesite); exact identification is limited by the photograph
Granite
Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Mafic Volcanic Rock
Quartz Vein in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolitic or Granitic Matrix
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper / Aplite
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite Pebble
Granite
Weathered Basalt with Iron Staining
Mafic Igneous Rock
Dalmation Stone
Peralkaline Rock (mixed silicate minerals)
Granite Pebble (River Rock)
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline rhyolite with arfvedsonite (formerly incorrectly called Dalmatian Jasper)
Milky Quartz (Quartz Vein)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)