Igneous Rock Basalt
name: label: Collector
content: S. Sorensen
label: Discipline
content: Mineral Sciences
label: Region
content: US-Hawaii
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Notes
content: Large matte black triangular rock with small green crystal-like inclusions. This sample of volcanic igneous rock came from Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii. The green inclusions are small pieces of olivine mineral grains. Olivine is denser than most other minerals generally found in basalt and it is also one of the first to start crystallizing. Therefore, it often sinks and forms basalts that are abnormally enriched in olivine in the lower part of a lava flow.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 26 Dec 2023
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: Kilauea Volcano, North America, United States, Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Windward Islands, Hawaii
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Igneous Rock Basalt
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO45791
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections