Ngitshele ukuthi lezi izinhlobo zamadwala noma izinhlobo zamakhowe: ama-sedimentary, imvubelo, isikhunta, i-metamorphic, igneous, i-smuts, i-rust, isikhunta.
Izinhlobo zamadwala zihlanganisa: amadwala asele, ama-metamorphic, ama-igneous. Izinhlobo zefungus zihlanganisa: imvubelo, isikhunta, i-smuts, i-rust, isikhunta.