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Basalt

Volcanic rock

Badacsony

black, homogenous

building stone

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Andesite

Volcanic rock

Mátra, Andes

brownish red & gray

building stone

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Granite

Plutonic rock

Scotland, Velence Mountains

big crystals, grey, black, white, red

building stone, decorating

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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

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Limestone

Chemical rock

Bükk, Aggteleki karszt

white, homogenous

building stone

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Bauxite

Chemical rock

Mány, Jamaica

redish, sticky with water

aluminia production

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Limestone

Organic rock

Bükk, Aggteleki karszt

animal shells are red

building stone

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Coal

Organic rock

Tatabánya, Komló

black, shiny surface

metallurgy, energy generation

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Sand

Clastic rock

Sahara, Kiskunság

yellowish brown, dust grain particles

glass production, building stone

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Sandstone

Clastic rock

Mecsek, Grand Canyon

hard and soft layers

building stone

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Marble

Metamorphic rock

Italy

white, hard shiny surface

sculpture, ornamenting

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Clay

Clastic rock

Tata

light gray, hard, +H2O → plastic

brick production, pottery, tile production

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Loess

Clastic rock

Easten European plate, Hortobágy

yellowish brown, dust grain particles

agriculture

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Schist

Metamorphic rock

Sopron Mountains

flat, dark, hard

building stone