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GRANITE
DIORITE
PUMICE
OBSIDIAN
PEREDOTITE
BASALT
ANDESITE
RHYOLITE
SEDIMENTARY
ROCKS
SANDSTONE
LIMESTONE
CONLOMERATE
SHALE
METAMORPHIC
ROCKS
SLATE
PHYLLITE
SCHIST
QUARTYZITE
MARBLE
CONGLOMERATE=Conglomerate is a
clastic sedimentary rock that contains large
(greater than two millimeters in diameter) rounded
clasts.
SHALE=Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary
rock that forms from the compaction of silt and
clay-size mineral particles that we commonly call
"mud".
METAMORPHIC ROCKS
SLATE=When expertly "cut" by striking parallel to
the foliation, with a specialized tool in the quarry,
many slates will form smooth flat sheets of stone
which have long been used for roofing and floor
tiles and other purposes.
PHYLLITE=Phyllite is a type
of foliated metamorphic rock created
from slate that is further metamorphosed so that
very fine grained white mica achieves a preferred