Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Category
Browse sedimentary and igneous (mixed) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite
Basalt with Quartz/Zeolite Inclusions
Porphyritic Basalt (SiO2 with Aluminosilicates)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Scoria (Red Lava Rock)
Scoria (Vesicular basaltic rock)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (highly vesicular extrusive igneous rock)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine), CaAl2Si2O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar), and Pyroxene
Basalt with Quartz Veins
Amygdaloidal Basalt (matrix) with Crystalline SiO2 (veins)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Diorite (Spotted or Dalmatian Stone effect)
Diorite (Intermediate Plutonic Rock)
Diorite
Diorite
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High Silica content)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Acidic Plutonic Rock (primarily K-feldspar, quartz, and plagioclase)
Basalt
Basalt (Phaneritic/Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Granite (with mafic xenolith)
Phaneritic Felsic Plutonic Rock
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (with inclusions of Magnetite or Hematite)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Labradorite (specifically Larvikite beads)
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Scoria
Vesicular Basalt / Scoriaceous Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic extrusive rock)
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic plutonic igneous rock (Alkali-feldspar granite)
Granite Cobble
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Obsidian (Apache Tear)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass; SiO2 content > 70%)
Red Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (rich in Potassium Feldspar)
Granite Cobble
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Felsic Rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (containing secondary minerals like Quartz, Zeolites, or Calcite)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Silicate: SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive felsic igneous rock
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Vesicular Basalt
Celadonite in Amygdaloidal Basalt
K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)Si4O10(OH)2 (Celadonite mineral) within a Basalt matrix
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock (FeO-SiO2-MgO)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Spherulite inclusions (Chemical composition: 70–75% SiO2 + MgO, Fe3O4)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (composed of K-feldspar, Quartz, and Mica)