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Field Rock Type
DB Field Name rockType
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Data Type varchar (90)
Misc Flag n/a
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Definition RockType values conform to the lithic types in the FGDC Soil Geographic Data Standards, September 1997. http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/documents/standards/soils/soil997.PDF (pages 56-59).
closed List of Values:
Value Description Sorting
aa   10
acidic-ash   20
andesite   30
andesitic-ash   40
arkose   50
basalt   60
basaltic-ash   70
basic-ash   80
chalk   90
charcoal   100
chert   110
cinders   120
coal   130
conglomerate, calcareous   140
conglomerate, noncalcareous   150
conglomerate, unspecified   160
diorite   170
dolostone   180
ejecta-ash   190
gabbro   200
glauconite   210
gneiss   220
gneiss-acidic   230
gneiss-basic   240
granite   250
graywacke   260
gypsum   270
hornfels   280
igneous, acid   290
igneous, basic   300
igneous, coarse crystal   310
igneous, fine crystal   320
igneous, intermediate   330
igneous, ultrabasic   340
igneous, unspecified   350
interbedded sedimentary   360
limestone, arenaceous   370
limestone, argillaceous   380
limestone, cherty   390
limestone, phosphatic   400
limestone, unspecified   410
limestone-sandstone   420
limestone-sandstone-shale   430
limestone-shale   440
limestone-siltstone   450
marble   460
marl   470
metaconglomerate   480
metamorphic, unspecified   490
mixed   500
mixed calcareous   510
mixed igneous-metamorphic   520
mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary   530
mixed igneous-sedimentary   540
mixed metamorphic-sedimentary   550
mixed noncalcareous   560
obsidian   570
pahoehoe   580
phyllite   590
pumice   600
pyroclastic, unspecified   610
quartzite   620
rhyolite   630
sandstone, calcareous   640
sandstone, noncalcareous   650
sandstone, unspecified   660
sandstone-shale   670
sandstone-siltstone   680
schist, acidic   690
schist, basic   700
schist, unspecified   710
scoria   720
sedimentary, unspecified   730
serpentinite   740
shale, acid   750
shale, calcareous   760
shale, clayey   770
shale, noncalcareous   780
shale, unspecified   790
shale-siltstone   800
siltstone, calcareous   810
siltstone, noncalcareous   820
siltstone, unspecified   830
slate   840
tuff breccia   850
tuff, acidic   860
tuff, basic   870
tuff, unspecified   880
volcanic bombs   890
volcanic breccia, acidic   900
volcanic breccia, basic   910
volcanic breccia, unspecified   920
wood   930
other   1000
no rock visible   1010
no observation   1020