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[geolithological constituents]
rocks
Term
Metadata
rocks
Definition
Any aggregate of minerals that makes up part of the earth's crust. It may be unconsolidated, such as sand, clay, or mud, or consolidated, such as granite, limestone, or coal.
Broader Terms
BT
↑
[geolithological constituents]
More specific terms
NT7
↓
bituminous rocks
NT7
↓
bituminous shales
NT7
↓
fissured rocks
NT7
↓
ignimbrite
NT7
↓
magmatic rocks
►
▼
NT8
↓
extrusive rocks
►
▼
NT9
↓
alkaline volcanic rocks
►
▼
NT10
↓
trachite
NT9
↓
calc-alkaline volcanic rocks
►
▼
NT10
↓
andesite
NT10
↓
basalts
NT10
↓
porphyry
NT10
↓
rhyolite
NT8
↓
hypabyssal rocks
►
▼
NT9
↓
aplite
NT8
↓
intrusive rocks
►
▼
NT9
↓
alkaline intrusive rocks
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▼
NT10
↓
sienite
NT9
↓
calc-alkaline intrusive rocks
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▼
NT10
↓
diorite
NT10
↓
gabbro
NT10
↓
granite
NT7
↓
metamorphic rocks
►
▼
NT8
↓
contact metamorphic rocks
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▼
NT9
↓
cornubianite
NT9
↓
quarzite
NT8
↓
marble
NT8
↓
regional metamorphic rocks
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▼
NT9
↓
gneiss
NT9
↓
phyllite
NT9
↓
schist
NT9
↓
slate
NT7
↓
oil shale
NT7
↓
sedimentary rocks
►
▼
NT8
↓
chemical rocks
►
▼
NT9
↓
carbonate rocks
►
▼
NT10
↓
calcareous rocks
►
NT10
↓
dolomitic limestone
NT9
↓
evaporite
►
▼
NT10
↓
rock salt
NT9
↓
residual rocks
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▼
NT10
↓
bauxites
NT10
↓
laterite
NT9
↓
siliceous rocks
►
▼
NT10
↓
chert
NT8
↓
clastic rocks
►
▼
NT9
↓
pelite
►
▼
NT10
↓
clays
►
NT10
↓
marl
NT9
↓
psammite
►
▼
NT10
↓
sandstone
►
NT9
↓
psephite
►
▼
NT10
↓
conglomerates
NT8
↓
organic rocks
►
▼
NT9
↓
bioclastic rocks
NT9
↓
biolithite
NT9
↓
coal (rocks)
►
▼
NT10
↓
anthracite (rocks)
NT10
↓
bituminous coal
NT10
↓
lignite (rocks)
NT10
↓
peat (rocks)
NT9
↓
diatomite
NT9
↓
phosphate rocks
►
▼
NT10
↓
phosphorite
NT7
↓
volcaniclastics
Related terms
RT
⇆
cementation
RT
⇆
fracture
RT
⇆
imbibition
RT
⇆
lithology
RT
⇆
mineral composition
RT
⇆
mountains
RT
⇆
permeability
RT
⇆
petrogenesis
RT
⇆
petrographic analysis
RT
⇆
petrography
RT
⇆
porosity
RT
⇆
secondary porosity
Italian
rocce
Theme
land/landscape
Theme
soil
ExactMatch:
http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7298
Date of creation
07-Mar-2013
Accepted term
07-Mar-2013
Descendant terms
70
ARK
ark:/99152/t3n326y5d4xr8o
More specific terms
9
Alternative terms
0
Related terms
12
Notes
1
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