Synonyms and antonyms of Types of stone or rock in American Thesaurus

alabaster (noun)

white stone used for making statues and other objects used for decoration

basalt (noun)

a dark-green or black rock formed when hot liquid rock from a volcano becomes solid

chalk (noun)

a type of soft white stone

crystal (noun)

a clear rock that looks like glass, especially quartz

feldspar (noun)

a type of hard pale stone

felspar ()

another spelling of feldspar

flint (noun)

a hard gray stone that was used in the past for making tools

haematite (noun)

the British spelling of hematite

hematite (noun)

a red mineral (=rock) from which iron is obtained

igneous (adjective)

igneous rocks are formed from liquid rock from volcanos that becomes solid as it gets cold. Granite and basalt are igneous rocks.

lava (noun)

the solid rock that forms when liquid lava becomes cold

limestone (noun)

a type of white or gray stone containing calcium, used for building and making cement

magma (noun)

hot liquid rock inside the Earth

marble (noun)

a hard smooth stone used for building and making statues. Marble is usually white with dark lines that are not regular in shape

matrix (noun)

science the rock in which hard stones or jewels form

mica (noun)

a transparent stone often used in electrical equipment

ore (noun)

rock or earth from which metal can be obtained

pumice (noun)

a very light gray stone from a volcano

quartz (noun)

a hard shiny stone often used inside electronic equipment and watches

rock salt (noun)

salt that is dug out of the earth in lumps of rock

sandstone (noun)

a type of pale yellow stone used for building, made from sand that has become hard over many years

sedimentary (adjective)

sedimentary rock is a type of rock that is formed from substances that have been left by water, wind, or ice and have become pressed together through time. The other types of rock are igneous rock and metamorphic rock.

shale (noun)

a type of smooth dark rock that breaks into thin layers

slate (noun)

a type of dark gray stone that breaks easily into flat thin pieces

soapstone (noun)

a type of soft stone that is often carved to make decorations

stratified (adjective)

science formed into layers of a particular type of rock

talc (noun)

a very soft stone used for making talcum powder