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Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Alteration Products
Vein
Ore
Sedimentary
Xenolith
Igneous Rocks:
Names assigned by collector or author
Names calculated from chemistry using TAS classifications
Names from EarthChem Categories
Igneous Rock Name:
Igneous Rock Name:
absarokite
adakite
adamellite
agglomerate
alaskite
albitite
alkali basalt
allivalite
alnoite
alvikite
amphibolite
analcimite
anamesite
andesite
andeste
ankaramite
ankaratrite
anorthosite
aplite
augitite
basalt
basaltic
basaltic-andesite
basanite
basinite
benmoreite
berengite
bergalite
boninite
breccia
buchite
buchonite
campanite
camptonite
carbonatite
charnockite
chloritite
chromitite
ciminite
clinopyroxenite
comendite
cortlandite
crinanite
dacite
dellenite
diabase
diorite
dolerite
domite
dunite
enderbite
essexite
etindite
eucrite
eutaxite
felsite
fenite
fergusite
foidite
fortunite
foyaite
gabbro
gabbrodiorite
gabbronorite
gauteite
glenmuirite
glimmerite
granite
granodiorite
granophyre
grazinite
greenstone
harzburgite
hauynophyre
hawaiite
hornblendite
hornfels
icelandite
ignimbrite
ijolite
iorite
jacupirangite
kaersutitite
kalsilitite
kalsilitolite
kamafugite
katungite
kentallenite
kenyte
keratophyre
kersantite
kimberlite
komatiite
labradorite
lamproite
lamprophyre
lamroite
larvikite
latite
lenticulite
leucitite
leucogabbro
leucogranite
lherzolite
lignite
limburgite
linosaite
liparite
luscladite
madupite
mafitite
mafraite
mafurite
malignite
marianite
marscoite
megacryst
meimechite
melafoidite
melilitite
melilitolite
melnoite
melteigite
migmatite
minette
missourite
monchiquite
mondhaldeite
monzodiorite
monzogabbro
monzogranite
monzonite
monzonize
monzosyenite
mugearite
murambite
murite
nephelin-basalt
nephelin-gabbro
nephelinite
nordmarkite
norite
not-given
oceanite
olivinite
ordanchite
orendite
orthoclasite
orthopyroxenite
ottajanite
pacificite
pantellerite
pegmatite
peridotite
phlogopitite
phonolite
phonotephrite
picrite
plagiorhyolite
polzenite
porphyrite
propylite
pumice
pyroclastic-fall
pyroclastic-flow
pyroxenite
quartz
quartzite
rhyodacite
rhyolite
rodingite
sandstone
sanidinite
sannaite
santorinite
sanukite
sebastianite
sericitite
serpentinite
shonkinite
shoshonite
solvsbergite
sölvsbergite
sommaite
sovite
spessartite
spilite
syenite
syenogranite
tachylyte
tahitite
tannbuschite
tephra
tephriphonolite
tephrite
tephrophonolite
teppho
teschenite
theralite
tholeiite
tholleiite
tinguaite
tonalite
trachyandesite
trachybasalt
trachybasanite
trachydacite
trachydiabase
trachydolerite
trachyliparite
trachyphonolite
trachyrhyolite
trachysyenite
trachyte
trachytekaline
transitional basalt
tristanite
troctolite
trondhjemite
tuff
turjaite
ugandite
uncompahgrite
urtite
vicoite
vitrophere
vitrophyre
vogesite
vulsinite
websterite
wehlerite
wehrlite
wyomingite
yamaskite
Volcanic Tas Classification
Plutonic Tas Classification
Volcanic TAS Name
ANDESITE
BASALT
BASALTIC-ANDESITE
BASALTIC-TRACHYANDESITE
DACITE
FOIDITE
PHONOLITE
PHONOTEPHRITE
PICRO-BASALT
RHYOLITE
TEPHRIPHONOLITE
TEPHRITE-BASANITE
TRACHITE
TRACHYANDESITE
TRACHYBASALT
Plutonic TAS Name
ALKALIC GABBRO
DIORITE
FOID GABBRO
FOID MONZODIORITE
FOID MONZOSYENITE
FOIDOLITE
FOID SYENITE
GABBROIC DIORITE
GRANITE
GRANODIORITE
MONZODIORITE
MONZOGABBRO
MONZONITE
PERIDOTGABBRO
QUARTZ MONZONITE
QUARTZOLITE
SUBALKALIC GABBRO
SYENITE
Igneous EarthChem Categories
igneous
igneous > felsic
igneous > intermediate
igneous > mafic
igneous > plutonic
igneous > plutonic > exotic > alnoite
igneous > plutonic > exotic > alvikite
igneous > plutonic > exotic > carbonatite
igneous > plutonic > exotic > kimberlite
igneous > plutonic > exotic > lamproite
igneous > plutonic > exotic > lamprophyre
igneous > plutonic > exotic > melnoite
igneous > plutonic > exotic > melteigite
igneous > plutonic > exotic > minette
igneous > plutonic > exotic > monchiquite
igneous > plutonic > exotic > sovite
igneous > plutonic > exotic > syenite
igneous > plutonic > exotic > vogesite
igneous > plutonic > felsic
igneous > plutonic > felsic > adamellite
igneous > plutonic > felsic > alaskite
igneous > plutonic > felsic > albitite
igneous > plutonic > felsic > anorthosite
igneous > plutonic > felsic > aplite
igneous > plutonic > felsic > felsite
igneous > plutonic > felsic > fenite
igneous > plutonic > felsic > fergusite
igneous > plutonic > felsic > granite
igneous > plutonic > felsic > granodiorite
igneous > plutonic > felsic > granophyre
igneous > plutonic > felsic > monzogranite
igneous > plutonic > felsic > monzonite
igneous > plutonic > felsic > pegmatite
igneous > plutonic > felsic > sanidinite
igneous > plutonic > felsic > solvsbergite
igneous > plutonic > felsic > trondhjemite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > basaltic-andesite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > diabase
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > diorite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > enderbite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > granodiorite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > kersantite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > larvikite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > monzodiorite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > monzonite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > monzosyenite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > nordmarkite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > solvsbergite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > sommaite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > syenite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > syenogranite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > tinguaite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > tonalite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > trachyandesite
igneous > plutonic > intermediate > trachysyenite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > allivalite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > amphibolite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > camptonite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > cortlandite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > diabase
igneous > plutonic > mafic > dolerite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > essexite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > eucrite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > foyaite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > gabbro
igneous > plutonic > mafic > greenstone
igneous > plutonic > mafic > ijolite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > malignite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > marscoite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > missourite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > monzogabbro
igneous > plutonic > mafic > nephelin-gabbro
igneous > plutonic > mafic > norite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > olivinite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > pegmatite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > sannaite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > sebastianite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > shonkinite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > shoshonite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > spessartite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > teschenite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > theralite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > troctolite
igneous > plutonic > mafic > uncompahgrite
igneous > plutonic > ultramafic
igneous > plutonic > ultramafic > chromitite
igneous > plutonic > ultramafic > clinopyroxenite
igneous > plutonic > ultramafic > diabase
igneous > plutonic > ultramafic > dunite
igneous > plutonic > ultramafic > glimmerite
igneous > plutonic > ultramafic > harzburgite
igneous > plutonic > ultramafic > hornblendite
igneous > plutonic > ultramafic > lherzolite
igneous > plutonic > ultramafic > orthopyroxenite
igneous > plutonic > ultramafic > peridotite
igneous > plutonic > ultramafic > pyroxenite
igneous > plutonic > ultramafic > rodingite
igneous > plutonic > ultramafic > websterite
igneous > plutonic > ultramafic > wehrlite
igneous > plutonic > uncertain > breccia
igneous > plutonic > uncertain > migmatite
igneous > sandstone
igneous > ultramafic
igneous > volcanic
igneous > volcanic > exotic > berengite
igneous > volcanic > exotic > carbonatite
igneous > volcanic > exotic > katungite
igneous > volcanic > exotic > kimberlite
igneous > volcanic > exotic > lamproite
igneous > volcanic > exotic > leucitite
igneous > volcanic > exotic > phonolite
igneous > volcanic > exotic > sovite
igneous > volcanic > felsic
igneous > volcanic > felsic > basalt
igneous > volcanic > felsic > comendite
igneous > volcanic > felsic > dacite
igneous > volcanic > felsic > dellenite
igneous > volcanic > felsic > domite
igneous > volcanic > felsic > ignimbrite
igneous > volcanic > felsic > keratophyre
igneous > volcanic > felsic > lenticulite
igneous > volcanic > felsic > liparite
igneous > volcanic > felsic > luscladite
igneous > volcanic > felsic > pantellerite
igneous > volcanic > felsic > plagiorhyolite
igneous > volcanic > felsic > pyroclastic-fall
igneous > volcanic > felsic > pyroclastic-flow
igneous > volcanic > felsic > rhyodacite
igneous > volcanic > felsic > rhyolite
igneous > volcanic > felsic > sanidinite
igneous > volcanic > felsic > sanukite
igneous > volcanic > felsic > trachydacite
igneous > volcanic > felsic > trachyliparite
igneous > volcanic > felsic > trachyrhyolite
igneous > volcanic > felsic > tuff
igneous > volcanic > felsic > vitrophyre
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > adakite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > andesite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > basaltic-andesite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > benmoreite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > boninite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > diorite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > eutaxite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > fortunite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > gauteite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > hawaiite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > icelandite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > latite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > marianite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > mondhaldeite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > mugearite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > orendite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > phonolite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > phonotephrite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > propylite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > santorinite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > tephrite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > trachyphonolite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > trachyte
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > tristanite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > tuff
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > vicoite
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > vitrophyre
igneous > volcanic > intermediate > vulsinite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > absarokite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > alkali basalt
igneous > volcanic > mafic > analcimite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > anamesite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > ankaramite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > ankaratrite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > augitite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > basalt
igneous > volcanic > mafic > basanite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > basinite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > bergalite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > buchonite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > ciminite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > crinanite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > diabase
igneous > volcanic > mafic > foidite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > glenmuirite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > grazinite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > hauynophyre
igneous > volcanic > mafic > kalsilitite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > kalsilitolite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > kamafugite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > kentallenite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > komatiite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > labradorite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > lamroite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > leucitite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > linosaite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > madupite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > mafraite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > mafurite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > meimechite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > melafoidite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > melilitite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > murite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > nephelin-basalt
igneous > volcanic > mafic > nephelinite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > ordanchite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > ottajanite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > pacificite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > phonolite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > picrite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > polzenite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > shoshonite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > spessartite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > spilite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > tachylyte
igneous > volcanic > mafic > tahitite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > tephrophonolite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > tholeiite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > trachybasalt
igneous > volcanic > mafic > trachybasanite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > tuff
igneous > volcanic > mafic > ugandite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > urtite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > wyomingite
igneous > volcanic > mafic > yamaskite
igneous > volcanic > pumice
igneous > volcanic > trachytekaline
igneous > volcanic > ultramafic > basalt
igneous > volcanic > ultramafic > etindite
igneous > volcanic > ultramafic > jacupirangite
igneous > volcanic > ultramafic > limburgite
igneous > volcanic > ultramafic > mafitite
igneous > volcanic > ultramafic > melilitolite
igneous > volcanic > ultramafic > tannbuschite
igneous > volcanic > uncertain > agglomerate
igneous > volcanic > uncertain > breccia
Metamorphic Rocks:
Metamorphic Rock Name:
Metamorphic Rock Name:
amphibolite
augengneiss
blueschist
buchite
calc-silicate
calcsilicate
eclogite
garnetite
gneiss
granofels
granophyre
granulite
greenschist
greenstone
hornblendite
hornfels
iron formation
ironstone
jadeitite
magnetite
marble
meta-adamellite
meta-andesite
meta-anorthosite
meta-aplite
meta-arenite
meta-argillite
meta-arkose
meta-basalt
meta-basite
metabasite
meta-breccia
meta-carbonatite
meta-chert
meta-claystone
meta-conglomerate
meta-diorite
meta-dolerite
meta-dunite
meta-exhalite
meta-felsite
meta-gabbro
meta-grabbro
meta-granite
metagranite
meta-granodiorite
meta-graywacke
metagreywacke
meta-hornblendite
meta-igneous
metaigneous
meta-keratophyre
meta-latite
meta-mafite
meta-monzodiorite
meta-monzonite
meta-norite
meta-pegmatite
meta-pelite
metapelite
meta-peridotite
meta-porphyry
meta-pyroxenite
meta-quartzite
meta-rhyodacite
meta-rhyoite
meta-sandstone
meta-sediment
meta-seyenite
meta-shale
meta-spilite
meta-syenite
meta-tactite
meta-tonalite
meta-trachyte
meta-trondhjemite
meta-tuff
metavolcanic
meta-volcaniclastic
migmatite
mylonite
novaculite
orthogneiss
paragneiss
phyllite
plutonic
pyrite
pyroxenite
quartzite
schist
serpentinite
skarn
slate
soapstone
taconite
tactite
talc
tourmalinite
All Metamorphic Rock Samples:
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Alteration Products:
Alteration Product Name:
Alteration Product Name:
argillitic
chert-jasperoid
chloritite
epidotite
feldspathic
gossan
iron
iron/manganese
manganese oxide crust
propylitic
quartz
sericitic
sericitite
siliceous
Vein
Vein Name:
Vein Name:
garnetite
granophyre
leucophyre
quartz vein
Ore
Ore Name:
Ore Name:
breccia
chemical sediments
disseminated
epigenetic
exhalite
fault
gouge
greisen
hot springs
iron
magmatic segregation
massive sulfide
oxide-ore
pegmatite
placer
porphyry-stockwork
replacement
replacement-massive sulfide
residual
sinter
stratiform
sulfide-ore
travertine
Names assigned by collector or author
Names from EarthChem Categories
Sedimentary Rock Name:
Sedimentary Rock Name:
alluvium
anhydrite
arenite
argillite
arkose
ash
biogenic
black-shale
breccia
calcarenite
calcite
calcrete
carbonate
chalk
chert
clastic
clay
claystone
coal
concretion
conglomerate
conglomerate & breccia
coquina
diatomite
dolomite
evaporite
evaporites
flysch
glacial & paleosol
glass
glauconite
gravel
gravel and sand
graywacke
greywacke
gypsum
ironstone
lignite
limestone
magnesite
marl
marlstone
melange
metaliferous
mixed-carb-siliciclastic
mud
mudstone
oil shale
opal
pelite
phillipsite
phosphate
phosphorite
porcellanite
pumice
pyrrhotite
quartz arenite
quartzite
sand
sandstone
scoria
shale
siderite
siliceous
siliceous biogenic
siliciclastic
silt
siltstone
spiculite
sulfate deposit
till
tonstein
tufa
tuff
turbidite
volcaniclastic
volcaniclastics
wacke
water-laid tuff
Sedimentary Rock Name:
sedimentary > siliceous
sedimentary > metaliferous
sedimentary > evaporite
sedimentary > siliciclastic
sedimentary > siliceous biogenic
sedimentary > mixed carb-siliciclastic
sedimentary > biogenic
sedimentary > conglomerate & breccia
sedimentary > glacial & paleosol
sedimentary > phosphorite
sedimentary > volcaniclastic
sedimentary > carbonate
sedimentary > chemical
sedimentary > ironstone
sedimentary
Xenolith
Xenolith Name:
Xenolith Name:
amphibolite
andesite
basalt
basaltic-andesite
composite
dacite
dolerite
eclogite
felsite
foidite
gabbro
gabbronorite
garnetite
gneiss
granite
granitoid
granodiorite
granulite
hornfels
megacryst
metagabbro
metagabbronorite
metanorite
metasedimentary
norite
peridotite
phlogopitite
pyroxenite
quartzite
rhyodacite
schist
syenite
transitional
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