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Saturday, August 29, 2020

List of popular rocks (non-gemstone)

This post is a list of popular rocks (non-gemstone). This list was generated with the help of Google Search. A list of popular gemstones can be found at this link. There are 33 rocks listed below alphabetically.

 

Amphibolite

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Karelj

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

 

 

 

Andesite

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Schuppi

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

 

 

 

Anthracite

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Billy Hathorn

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

 

 

 

Basalt

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, el ui

License: CC BY 3.0

 

 

 

Blueschist

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, James St. John

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Breccia

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Mike Beauregard

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Chalk

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Clem Rutter

License: CC BY 3.0

 

 

 

Chert

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Dieter Mueller

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

 

 

 

Coquina

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Ebyabe

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

 

 

 

Diorite

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Siim Sepp

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

 

 

 

Flint

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, James St. John

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Gabbro

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, NASA

 

 

 

Gneiss

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Bjoertvedt

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

 

 

 

Granite

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, James St. John

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Hornfels

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Piotr Sosnowski

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

 

 

 

Limestone

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Luis Fernandez Garcia

License: CC BY-SA 2.1 ES

 

 

 

Marble

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Luis Miguel Bugallo Sanchez (Lbumga)

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

 

 

 

Mudstone

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Ballista

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

 

 

 

Obsidian

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Ji-Elle

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

 

 

 

Pegmatite

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Piotr Sosnowski

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

 

 

 

Peridotite

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, James St. John

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Petrified wood

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Tsy1980

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

 

 

Phyllite

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, James St. John

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Pumice

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Forest & Kim Starr

License: CC BY 3.0

 

 

 

Rhyolite

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Stadtmuseum Berlin

License: CC BY 3.0

 

 

 

Quartzite

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, James St. John

License: CCY BY 2.0

 

 

 

Sandstone

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Tiia Monto

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

 

 

 

Schist

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, James St. John

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Scoria

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, B.navez

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

 

 

 

Shale

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, James St. John

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Siltstone

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, © Raimond Spekking

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

 

 

 

Slate

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, James St. John

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Tuff

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Marek Novotnak

License: CC BY-SA 4.0