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. 2010 Jul 14;5(7):e11554. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011554

Table 1. The geological classes and the lithologies included in each class.

Geology Class Included Lithologies
Ultramafic: magnesium rich alkaline rock. Serpentine, soapstone, pyroxenite, dunite, peridotite, talc schist
Mafic: quartz poor alkaline to slightly acidic rock. Anorthosite, gabbro, diabase, basalt, diorite, andesite, syenite, trachyte, Metamorphic equivalents: Greenstone, amphibolites, epidiorite, granulite, bostonite, essexite
Acidic Granitic: quartz rich, acidic igneous and metamorphic rock. Granite, granodiorite, rhyolite, felsite, pegmatite, Metamorphic equivalents: Granitic gneiss, charnocktites, migmatites
Acidic Sedimentary: fine to coarse grained, acidic sedimentary rock. Mudstone, claystone, siltstone, Non-fissile shale, sandstone, breccia, conglomerate, greywacke, arenites, Metamorphic equivalents: slate, phyllite, pelite, schist, pelitic schist, granofel, quartzite
Acidic Shale: fine grained acidic sedimentary rock with fissile texture. Fissile shale
Calcareous Sedimentary: Alkaline, soft sedimentary rock with high calcium content. Limestone, dolomite, dolostone, other carbonate-rich clastic rocks, Metamorphic equivalents: Marble
Moderately Calcareous Sedimentary: Neutral sedimentary rock with some calcium. Calcareous shale and sandstone, calc-silicate granofel, Metamorphic equivalents: calcareous schists and phyllite
Fine Sediment: fine-grained surficial sediments. Unconsolidated mud, clay, drift, ancient lake deposits
Coarse Sediment: coarse-grained surficial sediments. Unconsolidated sand, gravel, pebble, till.

The first eight are bedrock classes, and the last two are surficial classes.