Obsidian Arrowhead
Volcanic Glass (70% or more SiO2)
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Browse volcanic glass (igneous) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Obsidian Arrowhead
Volcanic Glass (70% or more SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)
Apache Tear (Obsidian)
Hydrated volcanic glass (SiO2 with inclusions)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, primarily SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions
Apache Tear (Obsidian)
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Pumice
Highly vesicular volcanic rock, typically rhyolitic to dacitic; chiefly volcanic glass with feldspar, quartz, and minor mafic minerals
Vesicular basalt (likely scoria or weathered pumice)
Vesicular basalt; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
Pumice
Pumice (Silicic volcanic glass with vesicular structure)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic glass), SiO2 (70% or more)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass) SiO2 (70% or more)
Yellow-green faceted gemstone (possibly peridot)
Undetermined; peridot is gem-quality olivine, (Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular Felsic Igneous Rock)
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice or scoria
Pumice/scoria; predominantly volcanic glass with plagioclase, pyroxene, and/or olivine
Pumice (with oxidation)
Pumice (Vitreous pyroclastic rock)
Obsidian (Black)
Obsidian (approx. 70–75% SiO2)
Porphyritic basalt with quartz or feldspar phenocrysts
Basaltic rock; likely vesicular/porphyritic basalt, with pale mineral inclusions possibly quartz, feldspar, or calcite
Polished black stone pendant, likely obsidian
Volcanic glass; primarily silica-rich rhyolitic glass (SiO₂), if obsidian
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass / Rhyolite or Trachyte)
Black tumbled stone, possibly obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), likely; identification uncertain from the image
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2-rich extrusive igneous rock)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Extrusive Igneous Rock, primarily SiO2)
Scoriaceous basalt (scoria)
Vesicular basalt; primarily plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (High silica amorphous rock)
Pumice
Vesicular Felsic Extrusive Igneous Rock
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice
Pumice; highly vesicular volcanic glass, commonly rhyolitic to dacitic in composition
Tumbled mahogany obsidian
Volcanic glass; primarily SiO₂ with iron-oxide-rich brown inclusions
Pumice
Pumice (volcanic glass formed of highly vesicular rough textured rock)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (variant with ferric iron impurities), SiO2
Possible vesicular basalt or scoriaceous volcanic rock
Basaltic scoria; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine with volcanic glass
Likely obsidian fragment
Volcanic glass, predominantly silica-rich rhyolitic composition (SiO₂-rich)
Chalcedony (specifically Agate and Carnelian variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chalcedony (Agate/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pumice
Pumice
Tumbled black stone, likely basalt or obsidian
Uncertain; likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or dark volcanic glass (obsidian)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 with Hematite or Magnetite inclusions)
Likely weathered basalt or andesite fragment
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase ± pyroxene ± olivine
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice or scoria
Pumice (highly vesicular rhyolitic–andesitic volcanic glass) or scoria (vesicular basaltic–andesitic rock)
Porphyritic basaltic-andesite cobble
Porphyritic andesite to basaltic andesite; plagioclase-rich volcanic rock