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TYPES OF ROCKS

Types of Rock

Introduction: Age of the Earth; Geologic time scale; Geological history of Earth; Mineralogy; Lustre (mineralogy); Plate tectonics; Geochemistry; Normative mineralogy
List of Rock Types: List of rock types
List of rockes textures: List of rock textures; Cumulate rock; Agglomerate; Amygdule; Euhedral and anhedral; Aphanite; Aplite; Augen; QAPF diagram; Botryoidal; Breccia; Foliation (geology); Boudinage; Cataclastic rock; Chilled margin; Cleavage (geology); Crenulation; Decussation; Taphonomy; Eutaxitic texture; Fissility (geology); Equigranular; Structural geology; Rock microstructure; Metamorphism; Ultramafic rock; Schlieren; Fiamme; Gneiss; Granulite; Graphic texture; Granoblastic; Hyaline; Lineation (geology); Joint (geology); Tectonite; Mylonite; Peloids; Perthite; Phaneritic; Phyllite; Pisolite; Poikilitic; Porphyroclast; Porphyroblast; Porphyritic; Rapakivi granite; Sand; Schist; Shear (geology); Slate; Specular reflection; Spherulite; Stratus cloud; Stromatolite; Stylolite; Symplectite; Vesicular texture; Variolite
Igneous Rock: Igneous rock; Large igneous province; Intrusion; Layered intrusion; Flow banding; Wüstite; Petrology
The Igneous Rock: Andesite; Anorthosite; Basalt; Adakite; Hawaiite; Basanite; Boninite; Charnockite; Enderbite; Dacite; Felsic; Diabase; Diorite; Dunite; Magnesium; Granite; Pyroxene; Essexite; Foidolite; Gabbro; Granodiorite; Granophyre; Peridotite; Hornblendite; Hyaloclastite; Icelandite; Ignimbrite; Ijolite; Kimberlite; Komatiite; Lamproite; Lamprophyre; Latite; Lherzolite; Monzogranite; Monzonite; Nepheline syenite; Nephelinite; Norite; Obsidian; Pegmatite; Phonolite; Picrite basalt; Porphyry (geology); Pumice; Pyroxenite; Quartz diorite; Quartz monzonite; Rhyodacite; Rhyolite; Comendite; Pantellerite; Scoria; Peralkaline rock; Sovite; Syenite; Tachylite; Tephrite; Tonalite; Trachyandesite; Benmoreite; Mugearite; Shoshonite; Trachyte; Troctolite; Trondhjemite; Tuff; Oligoclase
Sedimentary Rock: Sedimentology; Sedimentary rock; Geology; Geomorphology; Erosion; TERON (Tillage erosion); Flood; Imbrication (sedimentology); Sediment; Settling; Sedimentary structures; Sediment transport; Groundwater sapping; Coastal sediment supply; Deposition (geology); Cementation (geology); Cellular confinement; Cross-bedding; Back-stripping; Highly erodible land; Overbank; Lagoon; River anticlines; Dunham classification; Hydrology; Hydraulic engineering; Stream capacity; Exner equation; Shields parameter; Stokes' law; Sphericity scale
The Sedimentary Rock: Argillite; Arkose; Sandstone; Banded iron formation; Iron oxide; Chalk; Coccolith; Chert; Silicon dioxide; Claystone; Coal; Conglomerate (geology); Diamictite; Coquina; Carbonate rock; Diatomaceous earth; Diatom; Dolomite; Dolostone; Calcite; Evaporite; Flint; Greywacke; Gritstone; Itacolumite; Jaspillite; Laterite; Lignite; Limestone; Carbonate minerals; Marl; Mudstone; Oil shale geology; Oolite; Clastic rock; Shale; Siltstone; Travertine; Turbidite; Wackestone
Metamorphic Rock: Metamorphic rock; Blueschist; Metavolcanic rock; Migmatite; Vug; Glomeroporphyritic
Fossil: List of molluscan genera represented in the fossil record; Fossil; Bioerosion; Cryptospores; Ichnology; Paleobiology; Paleobotany; Shark tooth; Petrifaction; Trace fossil; Beecher's Trilobite type preservation; Bitter Springs type preservation; Doushantuo type preservation; Ediacaran type preservation; Burgess Shale type preservation; Lagerstätte; Permineralization; Pseudofossil
The Metamorphic Rock: Anthracite; Amphibolite; Amphibole; Eclogite; Cataclasite; Gossan; Greenschist; Greenstone; Hornfels; Mica; Serpentinite; Pseudotachylite; Serpentine group; Skarn; Quartzite; Suevite; Metasomatism; Talc carbonate; Soapstone; Talc; Whiteschist; Kyanite; Solid surface; Marble
Marble: Verd antique; Rock cycle; Marble sculpture; Ruin marble
Appendix 1 - List of Specific varieties of rocks: Hornblende; Borolanite; Larvikite; Felsite; Epidosite; Cornwall; Ganister; Paleosol; Jasperoid; Hematite; Kenyte; Litchfieldite; Luxullianite; Mangerite; Novaculite; Pyrolite; Shonkinite; Taconite; Theralite
FINALE: How the Earth Was Made