Types of Rocks

Cards (44)

  • igneous
    from lava
  • granite
    igneous
  • basalt
    igneous
  • obsidian
    igneous
  • diorite
    igneous
  • pegmatite
    igneous
  • pumice
    igneous
  • rhyolite
    igneous
  • gabbro
    igneous
  • andesite
    igneous
  • peridotite
    igneous
  • felsic
    igneous
  • metamorphic
    from other rocks that were changed due to intense heat and pressure
  • marble
    metamorphic
  • slate
    metamorphic
  • gneiss
    metamorphic
  • quartzite
    metamorphic
  • schist
    metamorphic
  • soapstone
    metamorphic
  • phyllite
    metamorphic
  • anthracite
    metamorphic
  • hornfels
    metamorphic
  • mariposite
    metamorphic
  • novaculite
    metamorphic
  • skarn
    metamorphic
  • sedimentary
    from sediments which were eroded to lower places
    forms fossils
  • sandstone
    sedimentary
  • shale
    sedimentary
  • limestone
    sedimentary
  • chalk
    sedimentary
  • conglomerate
    sedimentary
  • claystone
    sedimentary
  • siltstone
    sedimentary
  • breccia
    sedimentary
  • chert
    sedimentary
  • rock salt
    sedimentary
  • dolostone
    sedimentary
  • coal
    sedimentary
  • gypsum
    sedimentary
  • mudstone
    sedimentary