Examples of Geology and Earth Sciences Matrices
EARTHQUAKE WAVES
| Wave Type | Particle Movement | Transmission | |
| P Waves | Primary | Compression | Liquids and Solids |
| S Waves | Secondary | Shear | Solids |
| L Waves | Surface | Longitudinal | Solids |
ROCK TYPES
| IGNEOUS | METAMORPHIC | SEDIMENTARY | |
| Minerals | quartz, feldspar, biotitie, pyroxene, amphibole | micas, garnet, talc, chlorite, serpentine | quartz, feldspar, oxides, calcite, dolomite |
| Structures | None (Massive) | foliation | stratification and fossils |
| Textures | glassy, phaneritic, aphanitic, porphyritic | slaty, schistose, gneissic banding | clay, silt, sand, pebble |
| Examples | basalt, granite, tuff, obsidian |
slate, gneiss, marble, quartzite |
sandstone, shale, limestone, dolostone |