rock
naturally occurring solid aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids
metamorphic rock
rock arising from metamorphism of original rock under high heat and pressure
impactite
informal term describing a rock created or modified by the impact of a meteorite
gangue
part of an ore body extracted from a mine that has no commercial value
natural stone
stone material found in nature
breccia
rock composed of broken fragments in a matrix
moon rock
piece or sample of soil from the Moon
cumberlandite
rock
cumulate rock
igneous rocks formed by the accumulation of crystals from a magma either by settling or floating.
sima
matter of Earth's oceanic crust, consisting of rocks rich in magnesium silicate minerals
meteorite
piece of solid matter from outer space that has impacted the Earth
saprolite
chemically weathered rock
crystalline rock
a type of rock
petuntse
feldspathic rock that vitrifies at a high temperature, essential ingredient in creating porcelain
schistose rock
sedimentary or metamorphic rock
Pink clouds stone
Type of rock
ultrabasic rock
igneous rocks with silica content below 45%
regolith
A layer of loose, heterogeneous superficial deposits covering solid rock
chondrule
round grain found in chondrites
grus
accumulation of angular, coarse-grained fragments resulting from the granular disintegration of crystalline rocks
autochthon
in structural geology is a large block or mass of rock which is in the place of its original formation relative to its basement or foundation rock
drill cuttings
fragments of rock resulting from drilling
live rock
rock from the ocean that is introduced into a saltwater aquarium
waste rock
valueless rock removed or set aside in mining
igneous rock
one of the three main rock types; formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
sedimentary rock
rock formed by the deposition of material
lithic flake
portion of rock removed from an objective piece by percussion or pressure
ore
rock containing one or more valuable minerals, mined for metals but also non-metals that can be extracted from the minerals; metal ores usually contain the metals as parts of compounds with other elements
Pisolite
sedimantary rock made of large grains, usually of calcium carbonate
reservoir rock
rock with substancial porosity allowing the accumulation of fluids