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Basalt
Volcanic rock
Badacsony
black, homogenous
building stone
Andesite
Volcanic rock
Mátra, Andes
brownish red & gray
building stone
Granite
Plutonic rock
Scotland, Velence Mountains
big crystals, grey, black, white, red
building stone, decorating
Volcanic tuff
Pyroplastic rock
Mátra, Badacsony, Velence Mountains
dark, porous
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Rock salt
Chemical rock
Erdély, Salzburg
white crystals, salty taste
kitchen
Limestone
Chemical rock
BĂĽkk, Aggteleki karszt
white, homogenous
building stone
Bauxite
Chemical rock
Mány, Jamaica
redish, sticky with water
aluminia production
Limestone
Organic rock
BĂĽkk, Aggteleki karszt
animal shells are red
building stone
Coal
Organic rock
Tatabánya, Komló
black, shiny surface
metallurgy, energy generation
Sand
Clastic rock
Sahara, Kiskunság
yellowish brown, dust grain particles
glass production, building stone
Sandstone
Clastic rock
Mecsek, Grand Canyon
hard and soft layers
building stone
Marble
Metamorphic rock
Italy
white, hard shiny surface
sculpture, ornamenting
Clay
Clastic rock
Tata
light gray, hard, +H2O → plastic
brick production, pottery, tile production
Loess
Clastic rock
Easten European plate, Hortobágy
yellowish brown, dust grain particles
agriculture
Schist
Metamorphic rock
Sopron Mountains
flat, dark, hard
building stone
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