Stone Panel Information » classification https://www.stone-panel.com Real Stone. Real Strong. Real Thin. Thu, 14 Dec 2017 23:01:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 Stone Classifications https://www.stone-panel.com/info_stone/stone-classifications/ https://www.stone-panel.com/info_stone/stone-classifications/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:56:30 +0000 https://www.stone-panel.com/info_stone/stone-classifications/   Below is a list of common stone names, such as granite, and their equivalent geological names.  The common stone names are usually not very specific but the geological names are.  The geological names typically describe a specific type of common stone. COMMON NAME GEOLOGICAL NAME BLACK GRANITE GABBRO NORITE DIORITE PERIDOTITE BLUESTONE BASALT ANDESITE […]

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Below is a list of common stone names, such as granite, and their equivalent geological names.  The common stone names are usually not very specific but the geological names are.  The geological names typically describe a specific type of common stone.

COMMON NAME

GEOLOGICAL NAME

BLACK GRANITE

GABBRO

NORITE

DIORITE

PERIDOTITE

BLUESTONE

BASALT

ANDESITE

FELDSPATHIC SANDSTONE

BLUISH SILTSTONE

 

FLAGSTONE

SANDSTONE

SILTSTONE

SLATE

LIMESTONE

GRANITE

GRANITE

GRANODIORITE

ADAMELLITE

PORPHYRY

GABBRO

DOLERITE

DIORITE

QUARTZ DIORITE

MONZONITE

GNEISS

SYENITE

TONALITE

RHYOLITE

DACITE

GREEN MARBLE

SERPENTINITE

DIOPSIDIC MARBLE

PERIDOTITE

GREENSTONE

GREENSTONE

META-DOLERITE

META-BASALT

LIMESTONE

LIMESTONE

CALCARENITE

COQUINA

OOLITIC LIMESTONE

DOLOMITE

TRAVERTINE

BIOMICRITE

BIOSPARITE

MARBLE

MARBLE

LIMESTONE (ABLE TO TAKE A POLISH)

TRAVERTINE

DOLOMITE

SERPENTINITE

CALCSCHIST

SANDSTONE

 

SANDSTONE

GREYWACKE

ARKOSIC SANDSTONE

FELDSPATHIC SANDSTONE

CALCAREOUS SANDSTONE

QUARTZ ARENITE

LITHARENITE

SLATE

SLATE

FINE-GRAINED SILTSTONE FINE GRAINED SANDSTONE

QUARTZ SCHIST

FINE-GRAINED MICA SCHIST

TRACHYTE

TRACHYTE

QUARTZITE

 

QUARTZITIC SANDSTONE

QUARTZITE

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