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International Journal of Geosciences, 2012, 3, 565-573 /10.4236/ijg.2012.33057 Published Online July 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ijg) Characterization and Classification of Rocks with Lamb Modes 1 1 2 1 Dris El Abassi , Bouazza Faiz , Abderahmane Ibhi , Idris Aboudaoud 1Metrology Laboratory and Information Treatment, Department of Physics, University Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco 2Equip Petrology, Metallogeny and Materials, Department of Geology, University Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco Email: elabassi.dris@ Received April 3, 2012; revised May 1, 2012; accepted May 30, 2012 ABSTRACT The nondestructive investigation by ultrasound has become a fundamental tool for characterizing rocks. We applied this technique for characterizing samples of rocks. The later had been members of the following three big families of geologi- cal classification: magmatic rocks, metamorphic rocks, sedimentary rocks. The method usually used is based on the measurement of ultrasound parameters, i.e. the longitudinal and transversal propagation velocities. The measurement of these parameters allows to determine the mechanical properties of each rock. These studies do not allow to find the three big axes of the rocks. In this work we show for each rock his corresponding ultrasonic signature by the use of his experimentally determined Lamb dispersion curves. The obtained results put in evidence that the descending slope of the Lamb modes is a reliable and efficient criterion for classifying rocks by ultrasound. This is an adequate solution for a good classification of rocks. It gives a high precision, it is reliable and quick and last not least c