Rock
A rock classification type
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About Rock
A rock is a naturally-occurring solid aggregate of one or more minerals, mineraloids or, in some cases, organic material. Sediments are the unconsolidated equivalent of these. Other related materials, including some man-made materials, are included within this categorization, along with the major classifications for meteorites.
Strictly, any naturally formed aggregate or mass of mineral matter, whether or not coherent, constituting an essential and appreciable part of the Earth's crust. Ordinarily, a consolidated or coherent and relatively hard, naturally formed mass of mineral matter; stone. In instances, a single mineral forms a rock, such as calcite, serpentine, kaolin, and a few others, but the vast majority of rocks consist of several minerals. It can include glasses and mineraloids eg. obsidian, or solid organic material, e.g., coal.
Reference: American Geosciences Institute
Strictly, any naturally formed aggregate or mass of mineral matter, whether or not coherent, constituting an essential and appreciable part of the Earth's crust. Ordinarily, a consolidated or coherent and relatively hard, naturally formed mass of mineral matter; stone. In instances, a single mineral forms a rock, such as calcite, serpentine, kaolin, and a few others, but the vast majority of rocks consist of several minerals. It can include glasses and mineraloids eg. obsidian, or solid organic material, e.g., coal.
Reference: American Geosciences Institute
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
50468
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:50468:1
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
14df387b-ab09-4066-88bf-8527f3231cc2
Sub-divisions of Rock
- Rock
- Caustolith
- Commercial granite
- Ore
- Igneous rock
- Acidite
- Anthraphyre
- Aphanide
- Eutectite
- Ferroplete
- Normal crystalline igneous rock
- Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock
- Quartz-rich-coarse-grained-crystalline-rock
- Granitoid
- Syenitoid
- Dioritoid
- Gabbroid
- Anorthositoid
- Foid-syenitoid
- Foid-dioritoid
- Foid-gabbroid
- Foidolite
- Coarse-grained-ultramafic-rock
- Fine-grained ("volcanic") normal crystalline igneous rock
- Hybrid igneous rock and intrusive breccia
- Fine-grained ultramafic-rock
- Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock
- Exotic crystalline igneous rock
- Glassy igneous rock
- Fragmental/volcaniclastic igneous rock and sediment
- Pegmatite
- Diatectite
- Dissogenite
- Epidiorite
- Sedimentary rock and sediment
- Sediment
- Sedimentary rock
- Clastic sedimentary rock
- Biochemical and chemical sedimentary rock
- Concretion
- Carbonate rock
- Limestone
- Dolostone
- Dolomite-mudstone
- Ankerite-mudstone
- Dolomite-wackestone
- Ankerite-wackestone
- Dolomite-packstone
- Ankerite-packstone
- Dolomite-grainstone
- Ankerite-grainstone
- Dolomite-boundstone
- Ankerite-boundstone
- Dolomite-framestone
- Ankerite-framestone
- Dolomite-pseudosparstone
- Ankerite-pseudosparstone
- Dolomite-sparstone
- Ankerite-sparstone
- Dolomite-microsparstone
- Ankerite-microsparstone
- Dolomite-microstone
- Ankerite-microstone
- Ooid-dolostone
- Pisoid-dolostone
- Oncoid-dolostone
- Microoncoid-dolostone
- Peloid-dolostone
- Magnesite-stone
- Na-carbonate-rock
- Framestone
- Pseudosparstone
- Sparstone
- Microsparstone
- Microstone
- Evaporite
- Phosphorite
- Ironstone
- Organic-rich-rock
- Siliceous-rock
- Grainstone
- Wackestone
- Packstone
- Boundstone
- Volcaniclastic rock
- Hybrid-sedimentary-rock
- Metamorphic rock
- Calc-schist
- Catawbarite
- Diaphthorite
- Leptite
- Metamafic-rock
- Porphyroid
- Pyrometamorphic rock
- Queluzite
- Restite
- Tectonite
- Meta-igneous rock
- Metavolcanic rock
- Metadacite
- Metarhyodacite
- Meta-alkali-feldspar-rhyolite
- Metarhyolite
- Meta-alkali-feldspar-trachyte
- Metabasaltic-trachyandesite
- Metafoid-bearing-alkali-feldspar-trachyte
- Metafoid-bearing-trachyte
- Metaquartz-alkali-feldspar-trachyte
- Metaquartz-latite
- Metaquartz-trachyte
- Metatrachyandesite
- Metafoid-bearing-latite
- Metalatite
- Metatrachybasalt
- Metatrachydacite
- Metatrachyte
- Meta-andesite
- Metabasaltic-andesite
- Metabasalt
- Metabasanitic-foidite
- Metafoidite
- Metaphonolitic-foidite
- Metatephritic-foidite
- Metaphonolite
- Metatephritic-phonolite
- Metabasanite
- Metaphonolitic-basanite
- Metaphonolitic-tephrite
- Metatephrite
- Meta-ultramafitite
- Metaplutonic rock
- Metaquartzolite
- Metaquartz-rich-granitic-rock
- Meta-alkali-feldspar-granite
- Metagranite
- Metagranodiorite
- Metatonalite
- Meta-alkali-feldspar-syenite
- Metafoid-bearing-alkaki-feldspar-syenite
- Metafoid-bearing-monzonite
- Metafoid-bearing-syenite
- Metamonzonite
- Metaquartz-alkali-feldspar-syenite
- Metaquartz-monzonite
- Metaquartz-syenite
- Metasyenite
- Metafoid-bearing-diorite
- Metafoid-bearing-monzodiorite
- Metamonzodiorite
- Metaquartz-diorite
- Meta coarse-grained-ultramafic-rock
- Metaquartz-monzodiorite
- Metagabbro
- Metadiorite
- Serpentinite
- Talc-rock
- Hornblende-rock
- Amphibole-rock
- Pyroxene-rock
- Meta unclassified glassy metaigneous rock
- Meta exotic-crystalline-igneous-rock
- Metavolcanic rock
- Metasedimentary rock
- Meta clastic-sedimentary-rock
- Metacarbonate-rock
- Metadolostone
- Metadolomite-mudstone
- Meta-ankerite-mudstone
- Metadolomite-wackestone
- Meta-ankerite-wackestone
- Metadolomite-packstone
- Meta-ankerite-packstone
- Metadolomite-grainstone
- Meta-ankerite-grainstone
- Metadolomite-boundstone
- Meta-ankerite-boundstone
- Metadolomite-framestone
- Meta-ankerite-framestone
- Metadolomite-pseudosparstone
- Meta-ankerite-pseudosparstone
- Metadolomite-sparstone
- Meta-ankerite-sparstone
- Metadolomite-microsparstone
- Meta-ankerite-microsparstone
- Metadolomite-microstone
- Meta-ankerite-microstone
- Meta-ooid-dolostone
- Metapisoid-dolostone
- Meta-oncoid-dolostone
- Metamicrooncoid-dolostone
- Metapeloid-dolostone
- Metamagnesite-stone
- Metadolostone
- Metaphosphorite
- Meta-ironstone
- Meta organic-rich-rock
- Meta-evaporite
- Metasiliceous-rock
- Metalaterite
- Metavolcaniclastic rock
- High-grade metamorphic rock
- Very low to low-grade metamorphic rock
- Gneiss
- Metacarbonate rock
- Marble
- Metalimestone
- Metalime-mudstone
- Metalime-wackestone
- Metalime-packstone
- Metalime-grainstone
- Metalime-boundstone
- Metalime-framestone
- Metalime-pseudosparstone
- Metalime-sparstone
- Metalime-microsparstone
- Metalime-microstone
- Meta-ooid-limestone
- Metapisoid-limestone
- Meta-oncoid-limestone
- Metamicrooncoid-limestone
- Metapeloid-limestone
- Metachalk
- Carbonate-silicate rock
- Calc-silicate rock
- Ophicarbonate
- Schist
- Contact metamorphic rock
- Metasomatic-rock
- Epidosite
- Fault-rock
- Impactite
- Coronite
- Unclassified rock
- Meteorite and other extra-terrestrial rock and sediment
- Lunar igneous rock
- Lunar fragmental rock and sediment
- Meteorite
- Chondrite meteorite
- Carbonaceous chondrite meteorite
- Chondrite meteorite by petrological type
- Enstatite chondrite meteorite
- K chondrite meteorite
- Ordinary chondrite meteorite
- R chondrite meteorite
- Differentiated achondrite meteorite
- Asteroidal achondrite meteorite
- Iron group meteorite
- Lunar achondrite meteorite
- Martian achrondite meteorite
- Mesosiderite meteorite
- Pallasite meteorite
- Ungrouped enstatite-rich achondrite meteorite
- Iron meteorite
- Primitive achondrite meteorite
- Relict meteorite
- Stony-iron meteorite
- Chondrite meteorite
- Superficial deposit
- Artificial material
Pronunciation of Rock
Pronunciation:
Play | Recorded by | Country |
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Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Internet Links for Rock
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References for Rock
Reference List:
Peridot Mesa, San Carlos, Gila County, Arizona, USA