Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts (Porphyritic Basalt)
Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
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Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts (Porphyritic Basalt)
Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Gneiss (Cobble)
Gneiss
Basalt with Amygdaloidal Inclusions
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet (almandine or pyrope variety)
Silicate mineral Group: (Fe, Mg, Mn, Ca)3(Al, Fe, Cr)2(SiO4)3
Basalt with Iron Oxidation
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (composed of Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Common Opal in Host Rock
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Quartz Druze on Matrix (Geode Fragment)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Grey Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Quartz (Common Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite
Diorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Epidote-bearing Granite (Unakite-like)
Epidotized Granite
Gneiss (specifically Granite Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Clear Quartz Cluster
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Milk Quartz (White) and Yellow Aventurine (Yellow)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (White/Milky with Iron Staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby (Pinkish-Red)
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace)
Tree Agate (Dendritic Agate/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Manganese or Iron oxide inclusions
Dyed Agate Geode (Pink/Magenta)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony/Quartz
Carnelian Agate (with Quartz/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Schist
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Granite (Dioritic or Hornblende-rich)
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic to Intermediate Igneous Rock
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Vesicular Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Si)2O6 (Pyroxene) and (Ca,Na)Al(Al,Si)Si2O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with traces of Iron and Titanium
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Demitasse Granite (Diorite-Granite transition)
Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Granodiorite/Diorite mix)
Granite
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic-fine grained mafic igneous rock)
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Birdseye Rhyolite)
Rhyolite (Porphyritic texture)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Igneous Intrusive Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica Phenocrysts)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Pyroxene and Plagioclase Feldspar)