Geography rocks

these flashcards help you get to know about different types of rocks

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

Bükk, Aggteleki karszt

white, homogenous

building stone

Bauxite

Chemical rock

Mány, Jamaica

redish, sticky with water

aluminia production

Limestone

Organic rock

Bükk, 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