Some examples of igneous rocks are granite and peridotite. The Hawaiian islands are made of cooled volcanic lava called basalt. One of the most popular igneous rocks is an Apache Tear. Metamorphic rocks are rocks that have been changed by heat or pressure while forming. Sedimentary and igneous rocks can become metamorphic rock.
Slate is used in blackboards, talc in talcum power, and soapstone for carving.
Different types of rocks can be found in different places in North America. In Northern Canada, most of the rocks you find will be igneous or metamorphic. If you go down south into the US, most of what you find on the surface is going to be sedimentary rock. Tennessee is actually a fabulous natural laboratory. On the far eastern edge of the state we have some igneous and metamorphic rocks that are about 700 million years old.