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45 Cards in this Set
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Rhyolite
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Extrusive igneous rock
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Andesite
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Extrusive Igneous rock
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Basalt
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Extrusive Igneous rock
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Galena
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Sulfide Mineral
(lead) |
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Conglomerate
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Clastic Sedimentary rock
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Sandstone
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None Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Inorganic |
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Breccia
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Clastic Sedimentary rock
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Quartzite
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Non-foliated Metamorphic rock
Granual, sharp edgest, conchoidal fracture |
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Marble
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Non-foliated Metamorphic rock
Crystalline, usually light colors |
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Schist
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Foliated Metamorphic rock
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Slate
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Foliated Metamorphic rock
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Gneiss
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Foliated Metamorphic rock
Displays parallel banding |
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Coal
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Non-clastic Sedimentary rock
compacted plant remains |
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Limestone
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Non-clastic Sedimentary rock
Fine grained lime mud |
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Rock Salt
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Non--Clastic Sedimentary rock
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Granite
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Intrusive Igneous rock
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Diorite
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Intrusive Igneous rock
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Gabbro
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Intrusive igneous rock
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Obsidian
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Extrusive igneous rock
glassy |
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Gypsum Rock
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Chemical Sedimentary rock
Inorganic |
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Orthoclase
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Silicate mineral made of Felspar : Potassium
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Sulfur
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Element
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Scoria
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Extrusive igneous rock
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Pumice
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Extrusive Igneous rock
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Basalt
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Silicate
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Shale
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Non-Clastic Metamorphic rock
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Halite
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MIneral - Halide
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Quartz
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Mineral - Silicate
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Pyrite
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Sulfide : a shiny yellow mineral consisting of iron disulfide and typically occurring as intersecting cubic crystals;
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Hemitite
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Oxide a reddish-black mineral consisting of ferric oxide. It is an important ore of iron.
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Magnetite
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Oxide Mineral - a gray-black magnetic mineral that consists of an oxide of iron and is an important form of iron ore.
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Chalk
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non clastic Sedimentary rock
all microfossils, fine-grained |
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Calcite
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Carbonate Mineral (Calcium Carbonate)
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Apatite
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Phosphate Mineral
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Talc
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Silicate Mineral
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Garnet
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Silicate Mineral
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Chlorite
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Silicate Mineral
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Topaz
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Silicate Mineral
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SiltStone
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Sedimentary Clastic rock
Silt sized particles |
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Shale
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Sedimentary Clastic rock
Clay-sized Particles |
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Chert
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Non-clastic Sedimentary rock
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Coquina
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Clastic Sedimentary Rock
shell Fragments cemented together |
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Phyllite
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Foliate Metamorphic Rock
Mica is present silky sheen, wavy foliation common |
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Slate
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Foliated Metamorphic Rock
excellent cleavage dark color lack of visible minerals |
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Marble
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Non-foliated Metamorphic Rock
effervesces in acid Calcite |
