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ESEU virtual rock kit

Click on a rock to see it in different views

Sedimentary rocks Igneous rocks Metamorphic rocks

mudstone
mudstone

carboniferous sandstone
sandstone

 granite
granite 		gabbro
gabbro 		slate
slate 		metaquartzite
metaquartzite
limestone
limestone		 triassic sandstone
Triassic sandstone		 basalt
basalt

rhyolite
rhyolite

 marble
marble 		schist
schist
oolitic limestone
oolitic limestone
 conglomerate
conglomerate		 microgranite
microgranite

 

 gneiss
gneiss

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