Rock Guide


Igneous

felsic
intermediate
mafic
intrusive
granite
diorite
gabbro
extrusive
rhyolite
andesite
basalt
plus 
glassy ---> obsidian
foamy ---> pumice

Sedimentary
Water speed
Source sediment
--->
Sedimentary rock
slow
mud
--->
shale
medium
sand
--->
sandstone
fast
angular gravel
--->
breccia
fast
rounded gravel
--->
conglomerate
varies
calcite body parts

limestone

Metamorphic
sediment
--->
Sed Rock
--->
Met rock
--->
Met Rock
--->
Met Rock
mud
--->
shale
--->
slate








slate
--->
schist








schist
--->
gneiss
sand
--->
sandstone
--->
quartzite






limestone
--->
marble