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Types of Rocks

 * Preface
 * User:ArtInventora/Books/All about Rocks


 * 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


 * Appendix 2 - List of rock formations
 * List of rock formations
 * Bedrock
 * Planetary nomenclature
 * Martian soil
 * Pyramidal peak
 * Outcrop
 * Stack (geology)
 * Cradle Mountain
 * Mesa
 * Butte
 * Escarpment
 * Canyon
 * Cliffed coast
 * Stone run
 * Cliff
 * Promontory
 * Geghard
 * Tor (rock formation)
 * Amah Rock
 * Guilin
 * Petra
 * Wadi Rum
 * Jabalpur
 * Deccan Plateau
 * Yana, India
 * Rosh HaNikra grottoes
 * Yonaguni Monument
 * Hokkaido
 * Theoprosopon
 * Raouché
 * Arkhangai Province
 * Gorkhi-Terelj National Park
 * Northern Samar
 * Ta Phraya National Park
 * Sankamphaeng Range
 * Phae Mueang Phi
 * Phi Pan Nam Range
 * Phu Phra Bat Buabok Forest Park
 * Göreme
 * Cappadocia
 * Gobustan National Park
 * Kyaiktiyo Pagoda
 * Petra tou Romiou
 * Tanah Lot
 * Jeti-Ögüz Rocks
 * Penang
 * Long Ya Men
 * Seoraksan
 * Yehliu
 * Ha Long Bay
 * Tsavo
 * Andringitra Massif
 * Ankarana Reserve
 * Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
 * Tsingy de Namoroka Strict Nature Reserve
 * Tsingy Rouge
 * Ben Amera
 * Bogenfels
 * Zuma Rock
 * Cederberg
 * Three Sisters (Northern Cape)
 * Ceres, Western Cape
 * Rock formations in the United States
 * Lake Superior Provincial Park
 * Grand Manan Island
 * Hopewell Rocks
 * Gabriola Island
 * Chimney Rock (Canada)
 * Percé Rock
 * Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia
 * Banff National Park
 * Drumheller
 * Walsh, Alberta
 * Siwash Rock
 * Sleeping Giant (Ontario)
 * Ayo Rock Formations
 * The Baths
 * Pointe des Châteaux (Guadeloupe)
 * Diamond Rock
 * Copper Canyon
 * Quebrada de Humahuaca
 * Ischigualasto Provincial Park
 * Fitz Roy
 * Pedra da Galinha Choca
 * Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument
 * El Peñón de Guatapé
 * Cerro de Arcos
 * Amambay Department
 * Colca Canyon
 * Roraima
 * Basarbovo Monastery
 * Belogradchik Rocks
 * Iskar Gorge
 * Melnik, Bulgaria
 * Sozopol
 * Marvelous Bridges
 * Zlatnite Mostove
 * Golyamata Gramada
 * Pobiti Kamani
 * Teplice nad Metují
 * Bornholm
 * Fur Formation
 * Møns Klint
 * Gedser Odde
 * Vormsi
 * Naantali
 * Roussillon, Vaucluse
 * Plobannalec-Lesconil
 * Calanque
 * Étretat
 * Cassis
 * List of rock formations in the Harz
 * Externsteine
 * Falkenfelsen
 * Teufelsturm (Saxon Switzerland)
 * Meteora
 * Monemvasia
 * Samariá Gorge
 * Sithonia
 * Rock of Gibraltar
 * Sark
 * Alderney
 * Vestmannaeyjar
 * Dimmuborgir
 * Dyrhólaey
 * Beara Peninsula
 * Blarney Stone
 * Iveragh Peninsula
 * Gap of Dunloe
 * Tory Island
 * Achill Island
 * Answering Stone
 * Tarpeian Rock
 * Gozo
 * Glen Maye
 * Geirangerfjord
 * Preikestolen
 * Kjerag
 * Troll Wall
 * Sommarøy
 * Jutulhogget (Oppland)
 * Red Lake (Romania)
 * Bicaz Canyon
 * Tuapse
 * Taganay
 * Sail Rock
 * Đavolja Varoš
 * Ciudad Encantada
 * Fuente de los Azulejos
 * Torcal de Antequera
 * Roque Nublo
 * Montserrat (mountain)
 * Roques de Benet
 * Mallos de Riglos
 * Peña Bajenza
 * Mount Pilatus
 * Súľov Rocks
 * Devín Castle
 * Hoverla
 * Nikita, Ukraine
 * List of rock formations in the United Kingdom
 * Kata Tjuta
 * The Twelve Apostles (Victoria)
 * Flinders Chase National Park
 * Wave Rock
 * Murphys Haystacks
 * Uluru
 * The Pinnacles (Western Australia)
 * Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve
 * Mount Augustus National Park
 * Three Sisters (Australia)
 * Castle Hill, New Zealand
 * Moeraki Boulders
 * Putangirua Pinnacles
 * Stony Batter
 * Horeke basalts


 * Appendix 3 - List of rocks on Mars
 * List of rocks on Mars
 * Sojourner (rover)
 * Spirit (rover)
 * Opportunity (rover)
 * Phoenix (spacecraft)
 * Curiosity (rover)
 * Cydonia (region of Mars)
 * Mars monolith
 * Pseudocrater
 * Composition of Mars
 * Geology of Mars
 * List of craters on Mars
 * List of mountains on Mars
 * List of quadrangles on Mars
 * List of valles on Mars
 * Water on Mars


 * Appendix 4 - List of rock formations that resemble human beings
 * List of rock formations that resemble human beings
 * Pedra da Gávea
 * Inishtooskert
 * Lot's wife
 * Iztaccihuatl
 * Mount Makiling
 * Giewont
 * Sphinx (Romania)
 * Heathen Maiden
 * Mount Sipylus
 * Old Man of Hoy
 * Old Man of Stoer
 * Cavehill
 * Mourne Mountains
 * Grandfather Mountain
 * Mansface Hill
 * Mother Ann (rock formation)
 * Mummy Mountain (Nevada)
 * Old Man of the Mountain
 * Sleeping Giant (Kauai)
 * Sleeping Giant (Connecticut)
 * Sleeping Giant Wilderness Study Area
 * Ute Mountain
 * Mount Mansfield
 * Rooster Rock State Park
 * Teton Range
 * Mount Timpanogos
 * Libya Montes
 * Breast-shaped hill


 * FINALE
 * How the Earth Was Made