Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (containing Plagioclase or Alkali Feldspar phenocrysts)
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Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (containing Plagioclase or Alkali Feldspar phenocrysts)
Basalt
Basalt (dominated by Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Basalt (with possible iron oxide staining)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Basalt
Africite (Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (composition of Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)
Granite (Micro-specimen)
Plutonic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Basalt with Quartz/Quartzite Veins
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock with Siliceous Infillings
Pink Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt (primarily SiO2, MgO, FeO, and CaO)
Granodiorite (River Rock / Cobble)
Granodiorite; Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock dominated by plagioclase, quartz, and hornblende/biotite
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Basalt (River Pebble)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)
Diorite (comprising Plagioclase Feldspar, Hornblende, and Biotite)
Granodiorite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (Granodiorite)
Basalt
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Vesicular Basalt (Fe-Mg rich extrusive volcanic rock)
Basalt with Olivine Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt (with (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite
Basalt
Basalt (composition of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)
Diorite (River Cobble)
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Granite (with Orthoclase and Quartz)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (KAlSi3O8 + SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Porphyritic Basalt or Andesite
Porphyritic Basalt / Andesite
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Vesicular Basalt (River Pebble)
Vesicular Basalt
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Crushed Stone (Likely Granite or Diabase)
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granitoid/Gabbroid)
Basalt with Calcite Veins
Basalt (containing CaCO3 inclusions)
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz or Chalcedony)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
White Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Lepidolite in Quartz (or Lepidolite Ore)
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)
Charoite
Charoite (K(Ca,Na)2Si4O10(OH,F)·H2O)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
Fire Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with layered Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite)
Dalmation Jasper (Dalmation Stone)
Perthitic feldspar-quartz-amphibole rock
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Fe/Mn/Mg)
Yooperlite (Syenite clasts with Sodalite)
Fluorescent Sodalite-bearing Syenite
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
River Pebbles and Quartz
Mixed Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rocks (Silicon Dioxide SiO2 dominant)