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

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A

Amphibolite
Andesite
Anorthosite
Aplite
Arkose

B

Banded iron formation
Basalt
Basanite
Blueschist
Breccia

C

Carbonatite
Chalk
Charnockite
Chert
Coal
Conglomerate
Coquina

D

Dacite
Diabase
Diatomite
Diorite
Dolerite
Dolomite
Dunite

E

Eclogite
Epidiorite
Epidosite
Essexite
Evaporite

F

Flint
Foidolite

G

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

H

Harzburgite (variety of peridotite).
Hornblendite
Hornfels

I

Ignimbrite
Ijolite

J

Jasperoid
Jaspillite

K

Kimberlite
Komatiite

L

Lamproite
Lamprophyre
Larvikite
Latite
Litchfieldite
Lherzolite (variety of peridotite).
Limestone
Luxullianite

M

Marble
Marl
Migmatite
Monzonite
Mudstone
Mylonite

N

Nepheline syenite
Nephelinite
Norite
Novaculite

O

Obsidian
Ophiolite

P

Pegmatite
Peridotite
Petoskey stone
Phonolite
Phyllite
Picrite
Porphyry
Pumice
Pseudotachylyte
Pyroclastic rock
Pyroxenite
Pumice

Q

Quartzite
Quartz monzonite

R

Rapakivi granite
Rhyodacite
Rhyolite
Rhomb porphyry

S

Sandstone
Schist
Scoria
Serpentinite
Shale
Siltstone
Skarn
Slate
Syenite

T

Tachylyte
Taconite
Tephrite
Theralite
Tonalite
Trachyte
Troctolite
Trondhjemite
Tuff
Turbidite

U

V

W

Wackestone
Websterite
Wehrlite

X

Y

Z

See also


External links


Petrology | Rocks | Igneous rocks | Metamorphic rocks | Sedimentary rocks

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