Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
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Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Basalt
Basalt (silicate rock primarily plagioclase and pyroxene)
Basalt
Basalt
Basalt
Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous)
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Basalt
Basalt (containing plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and olivine)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Quartz Vein in Sandstone
Quartz (SiO2) in Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Green Apophyllite and Stilbite on Quartz Cluster
Apophyllite-(K) (KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O), Stilbite-Ca (NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O), Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Mixed river-worn rock and mineral collection
Mostly quartz/quartzite, feldspar-bearing granitoid, chert, and mafic volcanic rocks; exact species vary by pebble
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (primarily SiO2)
Weathered granitoid (likely granite or granitic gneiss)
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica (exact identification uncertain from the photo)
Quartz (Rock Crystal) with minor impurities
Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Basalt Pebble
Mafic Igneous Rock
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock
Basalt River Stone
Basaltic Igneous Rock
Granite Pebble
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt
Basalt
Pumice
Pumice (Volcanic glass / Felsic igneous rock)
Vesicular Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock (Basalt with vesicular texture)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-feldspathic Rock (Arfvedsonite-bearing)
Porphyritic Basalt (Chinese Flower Stone / Chrysanthemum Stone basalt variety)
Porphyritic Basalt containing Plagioclase Feldspar phenocrysts
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt River Stone
Basalt
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Peridotite
Ultramafic igneous rock
Pink Granite
Plagioclase-Quartz-K-Feldspar Granite
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous Matrix
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkosic varieties)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Desert Varnish (on Sandstone)
Rock Varnish (composed of Manganese oxides, Iron oxides, and Clay minerals)
Wishing Stone (Basalt or Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite Vein)
Basalt (SiO2+MgO+FeO) or Siltstone with a Quartz (SiO2) or Calcite (CaCO3) vein
Black basalt fragment
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with possible olivine
Granite Pebble
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock