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LIST OF ROCK TYPES

This page is intended as a list of all rock types.
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Contents
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
See also
External links
A

A sample of andesite (dark groundmass) with amygdaloidal vesicules filled with zeolite. Diameter of view is 8 cm.

: Amphibolite
: Andesite
: Anorthosite
: Aplite
: Argillite
: Arkose
B

: Banded iron formation
: Basalt
: Basanite
: Blueschist
: Boninite
: Breccia
: Brockram
C

Bituminous coal seam in West Virginia

: Carbonatite
: Cataclasite
: Chalk
: Charnockite
: Chert
: Claystone
: Coal
: Conglomerate
: Coquina
D

: Dacite
: Diabase
: Diatomite
: Diamictite
: Diorite
: Dolerite
: Dolomite
: Dunite
Dolomite crystals from Touissite, Morocco

E

: Eclogite
: Epidiorite
: Epidosite
: Essexite
: Evaporite
F

: Flint
: Foidolite
: Fubarite
Banded gneiss with a dike of granite orthogneiss

G

: Gabbro
: Ganister
: Gneiss
: Granite
: Granodiorite
: Granophyre
: Granulite
: Greywacke
: Greenschist
: Greenstone
: Gritstone
: Gypsum
H

: Harzburgite (variety of peridotite).
: Hornblendite
: Hornfels
I

: Ignimbrite
: Ijolite
Limey shale overlaid by limestone. Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee

J

: Jadeitite
: Jasperoid
: Jaspillite
K

: Kimberlite
: Komatiite
L

: Lamproite
: Lamprophyre
: Larvikite
: Latite
: Lignite
: Litchfieldite
: Lherzolite (variety of peridotite).
: Limestone
Marble

: Luxullianite
M

: Marble
: Marl
: Migmatite
: Monzogranite
: Monzonite
: Mudstone
: Mylonite
N

: Nepheline syenite
: Nephelinite
: Norite
: Novaculite
O

Phyllite

: Obsidian
: Oolite
P

: Pegmatite
: Pelite
: Peridotite
: Phonolite
: Phyllite
: Picrite
Quartzite

: Porphyry
: Psammite
: Pseudotachylite
: Pumice
: Pyroclastic rock
: Pyroxenite
Q

: Quartzite
: Quartz diorite
: Quartz monzonite
R

Manhattan Schist, from Southeastern New York

: Rapakivi granite
: Rhyodacite
: Rhyolite
: Rhomb porphyry
S

: Sandstone
: Schist
: Scoria
: Serpentinite
: Shale
: Siltstone
: Skarn
Slate

: Slate
: Soapstone
: Syenite
T

: Tachylyte
: Taconite
: Tephrite
: Theralite
: Tonalite
: Trachyte
: Troctolite
Turbidite (Gorgoglione Flysch), Miocene, South Italy

: Trondhjemite
: Tuff
: Turbidite
U

V

: Variolite
W

: Wackestone
: Websterite
: Wehrlite
X

Y

Z

See also



★ List of minerals

★ List of stone

★ Mineralogy

★ Mineraloid

★ Petrology

★ Rock

★ Metamorphic rock

★ Igneous rock

★ Sedimentary rock

External links



★ British Geological Survey

★ Igneous rock classification

★ Classification of common rocks and soils

★ Metamorphic Rock Classification

★ Volcanic rocks

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