What to do: Sort the rocks by type.
Name: Basalt Description: Fine grained, sometimes glassy rock formed when lava cools very quickly Colour: Grey, brown, black
Name: Chalk Description: Fine, powdery, soft limestone Colour: White
Name: Conglomerate Description: Pebbles and gravel held together by hard sand or clay Colour: Mixed
Name: Granite Description: Fine grains of quartz and other minerals locked together Colour: Mottled white, grey, pink, red
Name: Limestone Description: Made of calcite (calcium carbonate) and fossil remains Colour: White, grey, cream, yellow, brown
Name: Marble Description: Smooth rock, formerly limestone, which can be polished Colour: Often white but can be various colours including green
Name: Obsidian Description: Natural glass formed in lava flows Colour: Dark grey, red, brown, black
Name: Slate Description: Fine-grained rock that splits easily, used as a tiling material Colour: grey, blue, green, brown, black
Name: Sandstone Description: Sand grains packed tightly together Colour: white, yellow, grey, green, brown