Types of Rocks
Description
A classification diagram showing igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock types and their varieties.
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Amphibolite
Andesite
Anthracite
Aplite
Arkose
Asphalt
Basalt
Bituminous Coal
Breccia
Chemical
Clastic
Dacite
Diabase
Diorite
Dolostone
Dunite
Dynamic
Eclogite
Gabbro
Gneiss
Granite
Granodiorite
Greywacke
Gypsum
Hornfels
Hypabyssal
Igneous or Magmatic
Lamprophyre
Lava
Lignite
Limestone
Marble
Metamorphic
Mica Schist
Migmatite
Obsidian
Organic Peat
Pegmatite
Phosphorite
Phyllite
Plutonic
Porphyry
Puddingstone
Pumice
Quartzite
Regional
Rhyolite
Rock Salt
Sandstone
Schist
Sedimentary
Slate
Syenite
Thermal
Trachyte
Volcanic