Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Category
Browse sedimentary and igneous (mixed) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Granite (Thin Section)
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Quartz with Mica inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite inclusions
Feldspar Rich Granite with Limonite Staining
K-Feldspar Granite (KAlSi3O8)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Mafic Volcanic Scoria
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 rich)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Host rock) with Quartz or Calcite amygdules
Mahogany Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions)
Pumice
Extrusive volcanic rock (Vesicular Rhyolite/Dacite/Andesite)
Porphyritic Basalt (Leopard Rock)
Porphyritic Mafic Volcanic Rock
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic glass), SiO2 (major component)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Porphyritic Basalt (River Rock)
Porphyritic Basalt
Granite Cobble
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt with plagioclase phenocrysts
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (primary composition: SiO2)
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts (Porphyritic Basalt)
Mafic volcanic rock (formula primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 and CaAl2Si2O8)
Pink Granite (Alkali Feldspar Granite)
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8)
Tan Brown Granite
Phaneritic Biotite-Feldspar Granite
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Amygdaloidal Basalt (matrix) with Mineral Vein filling
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (high silica content based on SiO2)
Sodalite-rich Syenite (Yooperlite)
Sodalite-rich Syenite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 within an igneous matrix)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Limonitic Scoria (Vesicular Basalt with Iron Staining)
Highly vesicular basalt heavily stained by Limonite [FeO(OH)·nH2O]
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (Granite)
Obsidian (worked into an arrowhead profile)
Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Porphyry (specifically Porphyritic Rhyolite or Andesite)
Porphyritic Igneous Rock (composed of Phenocrysts in an Aphanitic groundmass)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (Felsic)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite (principally Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, and Mica)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (intermediate plutonic rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt containing Zeolite and Calcite inclusions
Granite Cobble
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (no mineral formula due to amorphous structure, mostly SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Diabase (Greenstone)
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Stardust (Micrometeorite)
Chondrite / Micrometeorite (Extraterrestrial Silicate)
Porphyritic Rhyolite
Porphyritic Rhyolite