Basalt
Basalt (composition predominately plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
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Basalt
Basalt (composition predominately plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2)
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Larimar
Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Howlite and Purple Amethyst Druzy
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Howlite) and Silicon Dioxide (Quartz/Amethyst)
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium) CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Granodiorite
Granodiorite
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria
Sandstone (Weathered Cobble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)
Ferrous Slag
Fused calcium-iron silicates (Industrial Slag)
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (Natural Glass, SiO2 + Al2O3)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (Lechatelierite-rich silica glass)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Basalt
Basalt (composition of Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Satin Spar (Selenite variant)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (specifically, clastic sedimentary rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Obsidian (worked into an arrowhead profile)
Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Obsidian (Apache Tear)
Obsidian / Amorphous Volcanic Glass (main component: SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Obsidian Arrowhead
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Larimar
Pectolite (Blue variety), NaCa2Si3O10(OH)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Limonite/Goethite staining)
River Rocks (Basalt and Sedimentary Stones)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) and Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolitic Matrix
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock, primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Carnelian Agate
Red Chalcedony (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Diorite
Diorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Agate (Polished Nodule)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)