Illustrated Glossary of Geology



A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


A


AA-LAVA

ALMANDINE

AMPHIBOLES

ANTHRACITE

ARKOSE

ANDRADITE

ANORTHOSITE

ANTOZONITE

ASBESTOS

AUGITE


B



BASALT

BAUXITE

BEDDED CHERT

BERYL

BLACK SAND

BLOCK (VOLCANIC)

BLOCK-AND-ASH FLOW

BOG IRON

BOMB (VOLCANIC)

BREAD-CRUST BOMB


C



CALCITE

CASSITERITE

CHERT

CHROMITE

CHRYSOTILE

COLUMNAR SANDSTONE

CONCHOIDAL FRACTURE

CONGLOMERATE

CORUNDUM

COQUINA

CORAL SAND

COULÉE


D


DENDRITIC
DIABASE
DIAMOND
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH
DOLOMITE
DOLOMITE ROCK
DREIKANTER
DUNITE


E


ECLOGITE
EISENKIESEL
EPIDOSITE
EPIDOTE


F


FLUORITE


G


GABBRO
GARNET
GLACIAL ARCH
GLAUCONITE
GLOBIGERINA OOZE
GNEISS
GOETHITE
GRAPHITE
GREEN SAND
GREISEN


H


HALITE
HARZBURGITE
HAWAIITE
HEAVY MINERALS
HERKIMER DIAMONDS
HYDROMAGNESITE
HYDROTHERMAL


I


IGNEOUS ROCKS
IGNIMBRITE
ILMENITE


J


K


KYANITE


L


LATERITE
LAVA ROSETTE
LEUCOXENE
LIMBURGITE
LIMESTONE
LUGWORM CAST


M


MAGNETITE
MALACHITE
MICA
MICROCLINE
MOLYBDENITE
MONAZITE
MONZONITE


N


NATROLITE


O


OBSIDIAN
OIL SHALE
OLIVINE
OOID SAND
OOLITE
OPACITY
ORPIMENT


P


PAHOEHOE
PEGMATITE
PERIDOTITE
PORPHYRY
POTASSIUM
POTHOLE
PRINCIPLE OF INCLUSIONS
PUMICE
PYRITE
PYROPE


Q


QAPF-DIAGRAM
QUARTZ
QUARTZITE


R


RAPAKIVI
RIEBECKITE
RUTILE


S


SAND
SANDSTONE
SCORIA
SEA GLASS
SERPENTINE
SERPENTINITE
SHUNGITE
SIDERITE
SLICKENSIDE
SMOKY QUARTZ
SODALITE
SPINEL
SPODUMENE
STAR SAND
STAUROLITE
SWALLOWTAIL GYPSUM
SYENITE
SYNCLINE


T


TALC
TAS-DIAGRAM
TOPAZ
TRACHYTE
TUFF


U


UMBER
U-SHAPED VALLEY


V


VARISCITE
VENTIFACT
VESUVIANITE
VOLCANIC BLOCK
VOLCANIC BOMB
V-SHAPED VALLEY


W


WOLLASTONITE


X


XENOLITH


Y


Z


ZINNWALDITE
ZIRCON