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45 Cards in this Set
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GRANITE
-igneous rock -felsic -intrustive- slow cooling -quartz, amphibole, potassic and plagioclase feldspar |
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GABBRO
-igneous rock -mafic -intusive- slow cooling -plag. feldspar, amph., pyroxene |
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DIORITE
-igneous -intermediate -intrusive- slow cooling -plag. feldspar, pyroxene, amph., olivine |
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BASALT
-igneous rock -mafic -amphibole, olivine, plag. feldspar, pyroxene -extrusive- rapid cooling |
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OBSIDIAN
-igneous rock -felsic -feldspar, amphibole -extrusive- extreme rapid cooling |
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PORPHYRITIC ANDESITE
-igneous rock -mafic -plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, amph. -2 cooling rates intrusive then extrusive |
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PUMICE
-igneous rock -porous -extrusive- rapid cooling -quartz, plag. feldspar |
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SCORIA BASALT
-igneous rock -intermediate -porous -extrusive- rapid cooling -plag. feld, olivine, pyroxene, amphibole |
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VESICULAR BASALT
-igneous rock -porous -mafic -plag. feldspar, olivine, pyroxene, amph. -extrusive- rapid cooling |
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RHYOLITE
-igneous rock -felsic -quartz, plag. feldspar -extrusive- rapid cooling |
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GNEISS
-metamorphic rock -protolith- shale or mudstone -regional or dynamic -foliated -Aluminous -high grade -amphibole, quartz, feldspar |
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SCHIST
-metamorphic rock -foliated -Aluminous -intermediate grade -protolith- mudstone or shale -muscovite, garnite, amph. -regional or dynamic |
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SLATE
-metamorphic rock -granoblastic -folaited -regional or dynamic -Aluminous -low grade -protolith- shale or mudstone -biotite and feldspar |
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QUARTZITE
-metamorphic rock -nonfoliated- granoblastic -quartzo-feldspathic -high grade -quartz and feldspar -protolith- sandstone or granite |
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PHYLLITE
-metamorphic rock -foliated -aluminous -protolith- shale or mudstone -low grade -regional or dynamic -muscovite and biotite |
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MARBLE
-metamorphic rock -calcareous -calcite, quartz, amphibole -not foliated - granoblastic -protolith- calcite rich rock -high grade |
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COAL
-sedimentary rock -biogenic (organic) -clastic texture -clay, quartz -Carbonaceous -swamp enviro. |
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OOLITIC LIMESTONE
-sedimentary rocks -chemical -calcite -clastic texture -evaporate/percipitate -ocean enviro. |
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CONGLOMERATE
-sedimentary rock -clastic -clastic texture -gravel -argilliceous -river enviro. |
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SHALE
-sedimentary rock -clastic -clastic texture -clay -Silliceous -desert enviro. |
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CHERT
-sedimentary rock -crystalline texture -chemical -quartz -Siliceous -stream environment |
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COQUINA
-sedimentary rock -clastic texture -biogenic (biochemical) -calcite -carbonate -beach environment |
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BRECCIA
-sedimentary rock -clastic texture -clastic -gravel -glacial fall enviro, |
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CHALK
-sedimentary rock -clastic texture -biogenic (biochemical) -calcite -deep marine envrio. -carbonate |
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QUARTZ SANDSTONE
-sedimentary rock -clastic texture -clastic -quartz, sandstone -Silliceous -river or desert dune environment |
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ARKOSE
-sedimentary rock -clastic texture -clastic -sand, quartz, feldspar -Silliceous -alluvial fan environment |
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FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE
-sedimentary rock -clastic texture -biogenic (biochemical) -calcite -Carbonate -beach environment |
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BIOTITE
-mineral -basal cleavage -dark mica- platy minerals |
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CALCITE
-mineral -prismatic rhombohedral -reacts with acid |
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FLOURITE
-mineral -cleaved 4 sides -octahedron crystal habit -light purple or green |
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GALENA
-mineral -metallic -3 cleavage directions at 90 degrees -heavy |
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GARNET
-mineral -fractured -dodecahedron crystal habit |
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GRAPHITE
-mineral -basal cleavage -greasy feel -<2.5 hardness |
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GYPSUM
-mineral -<2.5 hardness -cleavage in one direction |
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HALITE
-mineral -salty -cleaved cubic |
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HORNEBLENDS
-mineral -cleaved 2 directions -gray/green color -no streak |
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MUSCOVITE
-mineral -basal cleavage -mica platy minerals -transparent color |
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OLIVINE
-fractured -mineral -yellowish green color |
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PLAGIOCLASE FELDSPAR
-mineral -has striations -prismatic cubic cleavage |
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POTASSIC FELDSPAR
-mineral -ribbon pattern -cubic cleavage -peach color |
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PYRITE
-mineral -fools gold -fractured -cube crystal habit ->6 hardness |
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QUARTZ
-mineral -crystal habit hexagonal dipyramid -fractured -hardness 5 |
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TALC
-mineral -feels greasy -<2.5 hardness -basal cleavage |
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HEMATITE
-mineral -metallic -brownish red streak -fractured -magnetic |
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MAGNETITE
-mineral -metallic -gray streak -fractured |
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