Obsidian (Arrowhead Lithic Tool)
Obsidian (Amorphous Volcanic Glass / SiO2 + inclusions)
Category
Browse mineral on igneous rock specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Obsidian (Arrowhead Lithic Tool)
Obsidian (Amorphous Volcanic Glass / SiO2 + inclusions)
Quartz Pebble (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Vesicular Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (with inclusions of Magnetite or Hematite)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed mostly of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Andesite)
Gneiss (specifically Pink Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)
Diorite
Basalt
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pegmatite (likely Granitic Pegmatite)
Pegmatite (a coarse-grained igneous rock, often with granitic composition)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Intrusive)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Quartz Pebble (with Iron Inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)
Basalt (Purple-tinted scoria/vesicular variety)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock (SiO2 range 45–52%)
Lunar Meteorite (Feldspathic Breccia)
Achondrite, Lunar Meteorite (Feldspathic Breccia)
River Cobble (Salt and Pepper Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Vesicular Basalt (Iron-rich)
Scoriaceous Basalt / Oxidized Vesicular Basalt
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar intrusive rock)
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Vesicular Basalt
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (with Vesicular Texture)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock) - Composition: SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O
Granitic Pegmatite
Granite Pegmatite (principally KAlSi3O8, SiO2, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (with Plagioclase phenocrysts)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Quartz-Feldspar-Biotite Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Basalt with Quartz/Quartzite Veins
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock with Siliceous Infillings
Basalt
Afanitic Mafic Basalt
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Pink Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)