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List of rocks - Definition and Overview
Banded gneiss with dike of granite orthogneiss

This page is intended as a list of all rock types.

Sorted by name: Contents: Top - 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

A

Amphibolite
Andesite
Anorthosite
Aplite

B

Banded iron formation
Basalt
Basanite
Blueschist
Breccia

C

Bituminous coal seam in West Virginia
Calcflinta
Carbonatite
Charnockite
Chert
Clay
Coal
Concretion
Conglomerate
Coquina

D

Dacite
Diatomite
Diorite
Dolomite
Dunite

E

Eclogite
Epidiorite
Epidosite
Evaporite

F

Flint
Foidolite

G

Gabbro
Geode
Gneiss
Granite
Granodiorite
Granophyre
Granulite
Greywacke
Greenschist
Greenstone
Greenstone belts

H

Harzburgite (variety of peridotite).
Horneblendite
Hornfels

I

Ignimbrite

J

K

Kimberlite

L

Lamprophyre
Latite
Lherzolite (variety of peridotite).
Limestone
Luxullianite

M

Marble
Marl
Migmatite
Monzonite
Mudstone

N

Nephelinite

O

Obsidian
Ophiolite

P

Pegmatite
Peridotite
Petoskey stone
Phonolite
Phyllite
Pumice
Pyroclastic rocks
Pyroxenite (variety of peridotite).

Q

Quartzite

R

Rhyolite

S

Sand
Sandstone
Schist
Serpentinite
Shale
Skarn
Slate
Syenite

T

Taconite
Tephrite
Tonalite
Trachyte
Tourmalinite
Trondhjemite
Tuffite

U

V

W

Webbsterite
Wehrlite

X

Y

Z

See also

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