School of Environmental Sciences
Rocks
Rocks
Rock description guide
This pdf document is a guide to help you to investigate, describe and identify different rocks. It was originally
designed to use in when looking at rocks used as building stones
Sedimentary Rocks - Clastics
This pdf document is a recording sheet that can be used to note observations about clastic sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary Rocks - Limestones
This pdf document is a recording sheet that can be used to note observations about sedimentary rocks that are not
clastic, but are limestones
Igneous Rocks
This pdf document is a recording sheet that can be used to note observations about igneous rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
This pdf document is a recording sheet that can be used to note observations about metamorphic rocks
Rock revision exercise
This pdf document is a rock revision exercise based on drawings of thin sections of igneous, metamorphic and
sedimentary rocks.