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18 Cards in this Set
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Granite |
Rock Type: Igneous Texture: Coarse Composition: Felsic Geologic History: Intrusive, Continental Divergent |
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Pumice |
Rock Type: Igneous Texture: Vesicular Composition: Felsic Geologic History: Extrusive, Continental-Oceanic Subduction Zones |
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Rhyolite |
Rock Type: Igneous Texture: Fine Composition: Felsic Geologic History: Extrusive, Continental Divergent |
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Diorite |
Rock Type: Igneous Texture: Coarse Composition: Intermediate Geologic History: Intrusive, Continental Divergent |
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Basalt |
Rock Type: Igneous Texture: Fine Composition: Mafic Geologic History: Intrusive, Oceanic Hot spots |
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Obsidian |
Rock Type: Igneous Texture: Glassy Composition: Any Geologic History: Oceanic Hot spots |
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Gabbro |
Rock Type: Igneous Texture: Coarse Composition: Mafic Geologic History: Intrusive, Oceanic Hot spots |
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Andesite |
Rock Type: Igneous Texture: Fine Composition: Intermediate Geological History: Extrusive, Continental Divergent |
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Conglomerate |
Rock Type: Sedimentary Texture: clastic Composition: pebbles Geological History: rivers |
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Shale |
Rock Type: Sedimentary Texture: Clastic Composition: Clay Geological History: lakes |
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Coal |
Rock Type: Sedimentary Texture: non-clastic Composition: vegetation Geological History: swamps |
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Limestone |
Rock Type: Sedimentary Texture: Non-clastic Composition: Calcite Geological History: ocean |
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Sandstone |
Rock Type: Sedimentary Texture: Clastic Composition: Sand Geological History: beaches |
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Gneiss |
Rock Type: Metamorphic Texture: Foliated Composition: Alt. bands of minerals Geological History: regional meta |
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Quartzite |
Rock Type: Metamorphic Texture: non-foliated Composition: quartz Geological History: contact meta |
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Schist |
Rock Type: Metamorphic Texture: foliated Composition: platy minerals Geological History: regional meta |
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Slate |
Rock Type: Metamorphic Texture: foliated Composition: earthy minerals Geological History: regional meta |
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Marble |
Rock Type: metamorphic Texture: non-foliated Composition: calcite Geological History: contact meta |
