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Rocks
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Rocks
Metamorphic
Slate
is a fined grained metamorphic rock.
Quartzite
is a coarse-grained metamorphic rock derived from sandstone.
Marble
is a metamorphic rock that comes from metamorphosed limestone or dolomite.
Phyllite
is a fined grained metamorphic rock.
Schist
is a coarse grained metamorphic rock.
Gneiss
is a medium to coarse grained metamorphic rock.
Sedimentary
Breccia
is made up of angular pebbles cemented together.
Conglomerate
is made up of rounded pebbles cemented together.
Siltstone
is made from silt particles cemented together.
Shale
is made from silt particles cemented together. It is similar to siltstone but with even finer grain size.
Sandstone
is sand grains cemented together into solid stone.
Igneous
Obsidian
is volcanic glass without gas bubbles.
Pegmatite
is very coarsely crystallised.
Basalt
is a fine-grained igneous rock rich in iron that gives it a black to brown colour.
Pumice
is volcanic glass filled with gas bubble holes.
Granite
is a coarse-grained igneous rock often with a pink to reddish colour.
Porphyry
simply refers to the two distinctly different grain sizes present in an igneous rock.
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