a fine grained rock
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haplitea fine-grained rock
psammitea fine-grained rock
SLATYLike a fine-grained rock
dacitea fine-grained volcanic rock
haplitesHAPLITE, a fine-grained rock
psammitesPSAMMITE, a fine-grained rock
dacitesDACITE, a fine-grained volcanic rock
orthophyrea fine-grained syenitic rock with orthoclase crystals
monchiquitea fine-grained rock composed of olivine and augite
orthophyresORTHOPHYRE, a fine-grained syenitic rock with orthoclase crystals
andesiticof or like andesite, a fine-grained volcanic rock
monchiquitesMONCHIQUITE, a fine-grained rock composed of olivine and augite
hapliticof or like HAPLITE, a fine-grained, light-coloured rock
orthophyricrelating to orthophyre, a fine-grained syenitic rock with orthoclase crystals
claystonea compact very fine-grained rock consisting of consolidated clay particles
phonolitesA fine-grained volcanic rock composed of alkali feldspars and nepheline
phonoliteA fine-grained volcanic rock composed of alkali feldspars and nepheline
trachytesA gray fine-grained volcanic rock consisting largely of alkali feldspar
claystonesCLAYSTONE, a compact very fine-grained rock consisting of consolidated clay particles
tinguaitea fine-grained igneous rock composed essentially of feldspar, nepheline and aegirine
nepheliniteA fine-grained basaltic rock containing nepheline in place of plagioclase feldspar
rhyolitesA pale fine-grained volcanic rock of granitic composition, typically porphyritic in texture
tinguaitesTINGUAITE, a fine-grained igneous rock composed essentially of feldspar, nepheline and aegirine
matrixesA mass of fine-grained rock in which gems, crystals, or fossils are embedded
clinkstonea fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, aka phonolite, that rings when struck by a hammer
phonolitea fine-grained intermediate igneous rock that rings when struck by a hammer, aka clinkstone
limburgitea volcanic rock composed of olivine and augite in a fine-grained or glassy groundmass
clinkstonesCLINKSTONE, a fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, aka phonolite, that rings when struck by a hammer
limburgitesLIMBURGITE, a volcanic rock composed of olivine and augite in a fine-grained or glassy groundmass
porphyryA hard igneous rock containing crystals, usually of feldspar, in a fine-grained, typically reddish groundmass
mylonitesA fine-grained metamorphic rock, typically banded, resulting from the grinding or crushing of other rocks
porphyriesA hard igneous rock containing crystals, usually of feldspar, in a fine-grained, typically reddish groundmass
novaculiteA hard, dense, fine-grained siliceous rock resembling chert, with a high content of microcrystalline quartz
phonolitesPHONOLITE, a fine-grained intermediate igneous rock that rings when struck by a hammer, aka clinkstone
granophyreA granitic rock consisting of intergrown feldspar and quartz crystals in a medium- to fine-grained groundmass
granuliteA fine-grained, granular metamorphic rock in which the main component minerals are typically feldspars and quartz
plagioclasea fine-grained volcanic rock of intermediate composition, consisting largely of plagioclase and one or more mafic minerals
plagioclasesPLAGIOCLASE, a fine-grained volcanic rock of intermediate composition, consisting largely of plagioclase and one or more mafic minerals
freestonesRock that can be cut easily in any direction, in particular a fine-grained sandstone or limestone of uniform texture
graywackeany coarse-grained, usually dark sandstone containing angular mineral and rock fragments in a fine-grained clayey matrix also GREYWACKE, WACKE