| 花岗岩 | huā gāng yán | granite |  |
| 石灰岩 | shí huī yán | limestone | |
| 火山岩 | huǒ shān yán | volcanic rock | |
| 珍珠岩 | zhēn zhū yán | perlite | |
| 玄武岩 | xuán wǔ yán | basalt (geology) / lava | |
| 七星岩 | qī xīng yán | Seven | |
| 沉积岩 | chén jī yán | sedimentary rock (geology) | |
| 火成岩 | huǒ chéng yán | igneous rock (geology) / volcanic rock | |
| 凿岩机 | záo yán jī | rock drill |  |
| 油页岩 | yóu yè yán | oil shale | |
| 白云岩 | bái yún yán | dolomite (geology) | |
| 暗色岩 | | trap / traprock | |
| 安山岩 | ān shān yán | andesite (geology) | |
| 变质岩 | biàn zhì yán | metamorphic rock (geology) | |
| 捕虏岩 | bǔ lǔ yán | xenolith (geology) | |
| 大理岩 | dà lǐ yán | marble | |
| 大岩蛇 | dà yán shé | onix | |
| 叠层岩 | dié céng yán | stromatolite | |
| 非层岩 | fēi céng yán | unstratified rock | |
| 粉砂岩 | fěn shā yán | siltstone | |
| 橄榄岩 | gǎn lǎn yán | peridotite (geology) | |
| 硅质岩 | guī zhì yán | siliceous rock (mostly composed of silica) | |
| 含油岩 | hán yóu yán | oil bearing rock | |
| 黑曜岩 | hēi yào shí | obsidian (mining) | |
| 黑曜岩 | hēi yào yán | obsidian (mining) | |
| 褐岩鹨 | hè yán liù | (bird species of China) brown accentor (Prunella fulvescens) | |
| 黄岩岛 | Huáng yán Dǎo | Huangyan Island (in the South China Sea) | |
| 黄岩区 | Huáng yán qū | Huangyan district of Taizhou city 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 辉长岩 | huī cháng yán | gabbro (geology) | |
| 辉绿岩 | huī lu:4 yán | diabase (geology) / dolerite | |
| 碱性岩 | jiǎn xìng yán | basic rock / mafic rock (with less silicon and more magnesium, iron etc) | |
| 领岩鹨 | lǐng yán liù | (bird species of China) alpine accentor (Prunella collaris) | |
| 流纹岩 | liú wén yán | rhyolite (extrusive igneous rock, chemically equivalent to granite) | |
| 龙岩市 | Lóng yán shì | Longyan prefecture-level city in Fujian | |
| 泥质岩 | ní zhì yán | mudstone (geology) | |
| 噴出岩 | pēn chū yán | extrusive rock (geology) | |
| 喷出岩 | pēn chū yán | extrusive rock (geology) | |
| 片麻岩 | piàn má yán | gneiss | |
| 侵入岩 | qīn rù yán | intrusive rock | |
| 鸲岩鹨 | qú yán liù | (bird species of China) robin accentor (Prunella rubeculoides) | |
| 熔岩湖 | róng yán hú | lava lake | |
| 溶岩流 | róng yán liú | lava flow | |
| 熔岩流 | róng yán liú | lava flow | |
| 蛇绿岩 | shé lu:4 yán | ophiolite (geology) | |
| 深成岩 | shēn chéng yán | plutonic rock / abyssal rock | |
| 蛇纹岩 | shé wén yán | serpentine (geology) | |
| 碎屑岩 | suì xiè yán | clastic rock (geology) | |
| 碳酸岩 | tàn suān yán | carbonate rock (geology) | |
| 伟晶岩 | wěi jīng yán | pegmatite | |
| 小岩洞 | xiǎo yán dòng | grotto | |
| 岫岩县 | Xiù yán xiàn | Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county in Anshan 鞍山[An1 shan1], Liaoning | |
| 页岩气 | yè yán qì | shale gas | |
| 云岩区 | Yún yán qū | Yunyan District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou | |
| 着魔岩 | zhe mó yán | Enchanted | |
| 周期岩 | zhōu qī yán | peridotitic complex | |
| 浊积岩 | zhuó jī yán | turbidite (geology) | |
| 枕岩漱流 | zhěn yán shù liú | see 枕石漱流[zhen3 shi2 shu4 liu2] | |
| 基底杂岩 | | root complex | |
| 蛇绿岩套 | | ophiolitic sequence / ophiolitic suite / ophiolite | |
| 超基性岩 | chāo jī xìng yán | ultrabasic rock (geology, rock containing less than 45 percent silicates) | |
| 成岩作用 | chéng yán zuò yòng | diagenetic process | |
| 沉积岩心 | chén jī yán xīn | sediment core | |
| 储层岩石 | chǔ céng yán shí | reservoir rock | |
| 纯色岩燕 | chún sè yán yàn | (bird species of China) dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor) | |
| 高原岩鹨 | gāo yuán yán liù | (bird species of China) Altai accentor (Prunella himalayana) | |
| 戈氏岩鹀 | Gē shì yán wú | (bird species of China) Godlewski's bunting (Emberiza godlewskii) | |
| 黑喉岩鹨 | hēi hóu yán liù | (bird species of China) black-throated accentor (Prunella atrogularis) | |
| 环状岩脉 | huán zhuàng yán mò | ring dyke | |
| 灰岩残丘 | huī yán cán qiū | mogote (steep-sided pointed hill in karst landform) | |
| 灰岩鹪鹛 | huī yán jiāo méi | (bird species of China) limestone wren-babbler (Napothera crispifrons) | |
| 灰岩柳莺 | huī yán liǔ yīng | (bird species of China) limestone leaf warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis) | |
| 金伯利岩 | jīn bó lì yán | Kimberlite (geology) | |
| 栗背岩鹨 | lì bèi yán liù | (bird species of China) maroon-backed accentor (Prunella immaculata) | |
| 磷酸盐岩 | lín suān yán yán | phosphorite / phosphate rock | |
| 龙岩地区 | Lóng yán dì qū | Longyan district (old term) / since 1983, Longyan, county-level city, Fujian | |
| 泥质页岩 | ní zhì yè yán | mudstone | |
| 熔融岩浆 | róng róng yán jiāng | magma / molten lava | |
| 熔岩互层 | róng yán hù céng | interbedded lava layer | |
| 熔岩穹丘 | róng yán qióng qiū | magma dome | |
| 石灰岩土 | shí huī yán tǔ | limestone soil | |
| 石灰岩县 | shí huī yán xiàn | Limestone | |
| 玄武岩区 | xuán wǔ yán qū | basaltic environment | |
| 油母岩质 | yóu mǔ yán zhì | kerogen | |
| 油页岩蜥 | yóu yè yán xī | Petrolacosaurus | |
| 造岩矿物 | zào yán kuàng wù | rock-forming mineral | |
| 长英质岩 | zhǎng yīng zhì yán | felsic rock | |
| 枕状熔岩 | zhěn zhuàng róng yán | pillow lava / pillow basalt | |
| 棕胸岩鹨 | zōng xiōng yán liù | (bird species of China) rufous-breasted accentor (Prunella strophiata) | |
| 取岩心作业 | | coring | |
| 淡灰眉岩鹀 | dàn huī méi yán wú | (bird species of China) rock bunting (Emberiza cia) | |
| 贺兰山岩鹨 | Hè lán Shān yán liù | (bird species of China) Mongolian accentor (Prunella koslowi) | |
| 洪流玄武岩 | hóng liú xuán wǔ yán | traps / flood basalt | |
| 火山碎屑岩 | huǒ shān suì xiè yán | pyroclastics / pyroclastic rock | |
| 金伯利岩筒 | jīn bó lì yán tǒng | kimberlite pipe | |
| 磨石粗砂岩 | mó shí cū shā yán | millstone grit | |
| 蛇绿混杂岩 | shé lu:4 hùn zá yán | ophiolite (geology) | |
| 玄武质熔岩 | xuán wǔ zhì róng yán | basalt / also written 玄熔岩[xuan2 rong2 yan2] | |
| 枕状玄武岩 | zhěn zhuàng xuán wǔ yán | pillow lava (geology) / pillow basalt | |
| 柱状岩体区 | zhù zhuàng yán tǐ qū | chimney field | |
| 棕眉山岩鹨 | zōng méi shān yán liù | (bird species of China) Siberian accentor (Prunella montanella) | |
| 沉积岩等厚线 | chén jī yán děng hòu xiàn | sediment isopach | |
| 辉长岩杂岩体 | huī zhǎng yán zá yán tǐ | gabbroic complex | |
| 蛇绿混杂岩带 | shé lu:4 hùn zá yán dài | ophiolite belt (geology) | |
| 软底岩心提取器 | | soft-bottom corer | |
| 沉积岩等厚线图 | chén jī yán děng hòu xiàn tú | sediment isopach map | |
| 岫岩满族自治县 | Xiù yán mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn | Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county in Anshan 鞍山[An1 shan1], Liaoning | |
| 尤因岩芯提取器 | yóu yīn yán xìn tí qǔ qì | Ewing corer | |
| 振动岩芯取样器 | zhèn dòng yán xìn qǔ yàng qì | vibro-corer / Vibracorer | |
| 底栖生物岩芯取样器 | | Benthos corer | |
| 欧亚岩石圈动态调查 | | Investigation of the Dynamics of the Euro-Asian Lithosphere | |
| 油页岩和沥青砂技术小组 | | Technical Panel on Oil Shale and Tar Sands | |
| 世界土壤和岩层数字数据库 | | world soils and terrain digital data base | |
| 联合国开发利用油页岩资源专题讨论会 | | United Nations Symposium for the Development and Utilization of Oil Shale Resources | |
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