| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 斑岩 | bān yán | porphyry (geology) | |
| 板岩 | bǎn yán | slate | |
| 變質岩 | 变质岩 | biàn zhì yán | metamorphic rock (geol.) |
| 捕虜岩 | 捕虏岩 | bǔ lǔ yán | xenolith (geol.) |
| 沉積岩 | 沉积岩 | chén jī yán | sedimentary rock (geol.) |
| 大岩蛇 | dà yán shé | onix | |
| 橄欖岩 | 橄榄岩 | gǎn lǎn yán | peridotite (geol.) |
| 花崗岩 | 花岗岩 | huā gāng yán | granite |
| 黃岩 | 黄岩 | Huáng yán | (N) Huangyan (city in Zhejiang) |
| 黃岩島 | 黄岩岛 | huáng yán dǎo | Huangyan Island (in the South China Sea) |
| 輝長岩 | 辉长岩 | huī cháng yán | gabbro (geol.) |
| 輝綠岩 | 辉绿岩 | huī lǜ yán | diabase (geol.); dolerite |
| 火成岩 | huǒ chéng yán | igneous rock (geol.); volcanic rock | |
| 礫岩 | 砾岩 | lì yán | conglomerate (geol.) |
| 龍岩 | 龙岩 | Lóng yán | (N) Longyan (city in Fujian) |
| 龍岩地區 | 龙岩地区 | Lóng yán dì qū | (N) Longyan district (district in Fujian) |
| 攀岩 | pān yán | climbing | |
| 七星岩 | Qī xīng yán | Seven Star Crags | |
| 熔岩 | róng yán | lava | |
| 沙岩 | shā yán | sandstone | |
| 砂岩 | shā yán | sandstone | |
| 蛇綠岩 | 蛇绿岩 | shé lǜ yán | ophiolite (geol.) |
| 蛇紋岩 | 蛇纹岩 | shé wén yán | serpentine (geol.) |
| 深成岩 | shēn chéng yán | plutonic rock; abyssal rock | |
| 石灰岩 | shí huī yán | limestone | |
| 石灰岩縣 | 石灰岩县 | Shí huī yán xiàn | Limestone County, Texas |
| 碳酸岩 | tàn suān yán | carbonate rock (geol.) | |
| 偉晶岩 | 伟晶岩 | wěi jīng yán | pegmatite |
| 小岩洞 | xiǎo yán dòng | grotto | |
| 岫岩滿族自治縣 | 岫岩满族自治县 | Xiù yán mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn | (N) Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county (county in Liaoning) |
| 玄武岩 | xuán wǔ yán | basalt (geol.); lava | |
| 懸岩 | 悬岩 | xuán yán | cliff |
| 岩 | yán | cliff; rock | |
| 巖 | 岩 | yán | cliff |
| 巖床 | 岩床 | yán chuáng | bedrock |
| 岩漿 | 岩浆 | yán jiāng | lava |
| 岩漿岩 | 岩浆岩 | yán jiāng yán | igneous rock |
| 岩沙海葵毒素 | yán shā hǎi kuí dú sù | palytoxin | |
| 岩石 | yán shí | rock | |
| 岩石圈 | yán shí quān | lithosphere | |
| 岩石學 | 岩石学 | yán shí xué | petrology; lithology; study of rocks |
| 岩土體 | 岩土体 | yán tǔ tǐ | gneiss |
| 岩羊 | yán yáng | bharal | |
| 頁岩 | 页岩 | yè yán | shale |
| 油頁岩蜥 | 油页岩蜥 | Yóu yè yán xī | Petrolacosaurus |
| 月岩 | yuè yán | moon rock | |
| 著魔岩 | 着魔岩 | Zhe mó yán | Enchanted Rock |
| 枕狀玄武岩 | 枕状玄武岩 | zhěn zhuàng xuán wǔ yán | pillow lava (geol.); pillow basalt |
| 濁積岩 | 浊积岩 | zhuó jī yán | turbidite (geol.) |
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