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Rock Types



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|                Volcanic  -  Basalt, Dacite, Trachyte, Rhyolite       |
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| Igneous        ------------------------------------------------------|
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|                Plutonic  -  Granite, Granodiorite, Diorite, Syentite |
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| Sedimentary                 Conglomerate, Breccia, Sandstone         |
|                             Mudstone, Shale, Limestone               |
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|                Massive  -   Quartzite, Marble, Hornfels              |
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| Metamorphic    ------------------------------------------------------|
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|	         Foliated -   Slate, Gneiss, Schist                    |
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