Rock Name: Sandstone

Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed of sand-size grains of mineral, rock, or organic

material. It also contains a cementing material that binds the sand grains together and may
contain a matrix of silt- or clay-size particles that occupy the spaces between the sand grains.

Sandstone is one of the most common types of sedimentary rock, and it is found in sedimentary
basins throughout the world. Deposits of sand that eventually form sandstone are delivered to the
basin by rivers, but may also be delivered by the action of waves or wind. Some sand grains
might be organic particles, such as sand and shell debris produced within the basin.
Rock Name: Granite

Granite is a light-colored igneous rock with grains large enough to be visible to the unaided eye.
It forms from the slow crystallization of magma below the Earth's surface.

Granite is composed mainly of quartz and feldspar with minor amounts of mica, amphiboles, and
other minerals. This mineral composition usually gives granite a red, pink, gray, or white color
with dark mineral grains visible throughout the rock.
Rock Name: Halite/ Rock salt
Rock salt is the name of a sedimentary rock that consists almost entirely of halite, a mineral
composed of sodium chloride, NaCl. It forms where large volumes of seawater salty lake water
evaporate from an arid-climate basin -- where there is a replenishing flow of salt water and a
restricted input of other water.
Deposits of rock salt occur as laterally extensive rock units in many parts of the world. These
water-soluble rocks are rarely found on Earth's surface, except in arid countries. The most
geographically extensive salt layers in the United States underlie thousands of square miles and
reach thicknesses of over 100 feet. People have mined rock salt or produced salt by evaporation
for thousands of years. Most of the ancient salt production was used in cooking and food
preservation.
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