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76 Cards in this Set
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Rhyolite
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Extursive Ingeous
Aphanitic - quartz orthoclase |
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Andesite
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Extrusive Ingeous
Aphanitic Hornblende Plagioclase |
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Basalt
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Extrusive Igneous Aphanitic
hornblende, Plagioclase Augite, Olivine |
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Galena
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Sulfide Mineral
PbS (lead) |
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Conglomerate
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Clastic Sedimentary
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Sandstone
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None Clastic Sedimentary Evaporite
Inorganic precipitates |
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Breccia
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Clastic Sedimentary
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Quartzite
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Non-foliated Metamorphic
Granual, sharp edgest, conhoidal fracture |
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Marble
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Non-foliated Metamorphic
Crystalline, usually light colors, H=3 |
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Schist
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Foliated Metamorphic
Closely space, aligned mica or other platy materials |
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Slate
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Foliated Metamorphic
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Muscovite
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Mineral : Non-Silicate
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Gneiss
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Foliated Metamorphic
Displays parallel banding |
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Coal
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Non-clastic Sedimentary
carbonized compacted plant remains C |
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Limestone
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Non-clastic Sedimentary
Fine grained lime mud CaCO3 |
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Rock Salt
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Non--Clastic Sedimentary
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Granite
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Intrusive Igneous
phaneritic - quartz orthoclase |
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Diorite
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Intrusive Igneous phaneritic
plagioclase, hornblend |
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Gabbro
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Intrusive igneous phaneritic
hornblende,Plagioclase,Augtite,Olivine |
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Obsidian
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Extrusive igneous glassy
Si, O, Al, Fe |
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Dolomite
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Non-clastic Sedimentary Rock
Carbonate Mineral |
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Gypsum Rock
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Chemical Sedimentary Evaporite
Inorganic precipates |
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Orthoclase
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Mineral: Silicate K- Felspar : Potassium
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Sulfur
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Element
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Scoria
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Vesicular Extrusive Igneous
hornblende, Plagioclase Augite, Olivine |
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Pumice
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Vesicular Extrusive Igneous
SI, O, Al, Fe |
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Basalt
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Silicate : It is typically composed largely of plagioclase with pyroxene and olivine.
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Shale
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Non-Clastic Metamorphic
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Halite
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MIneral - Hallide
NACl |
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Fluorite
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Mineral - Halikde
CAF2 |
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Quartz
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Mineral - Silicate
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Amphibole - hornblend
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any of a class of rock-forming silicate or aluminosilicate minerals typically occurring as fibrous or columnar crystals.
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Pyroxene - augite
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any of a large class of rock-forming silicate minerals, generally containing calcium, magnesium, and iron and typically occurring as prismatic crystals.
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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. Fe2O3
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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.
Ferrous ocise |
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Chalcopyrite
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Sulfide : a yellow crystalline mineral consisting of a sulfide of copper and iron. It is the principal ore of copper. • Chem. formula CuFeS 2.
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Chalk
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non clastic Sedimentary
all microfossils, fine-grained CaCO3 |
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Diatomite
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Sedimentary
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Oolidic Limestone
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Sediementary
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Diorite
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phaneritic igneous - Plagiocalse, hornblende
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Peridotite
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Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous
Olivine |
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Dolomite
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Cemical Sedimenary
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Olivine
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Mineral: Silicate
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Augite
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Mineral : Pyroxene:
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Sphalerite
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Sulfide Mineral
ZnS (Zinc Sulfide) |
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Selenite
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Sulfate Mineral
CaSO4 2H2O (Gypsum cleavable masses) |
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Alabaster
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Sulfate Mineral
CaSO4 2H2O (Gypsum sugary form) |
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Calcite
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Carbonate Mineral
CaC03 (Calcium Carbonate) |
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Apatite
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Phosphate Mineral
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Albite
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Plagioclase
Sodium Feldspare |
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Anorthite
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Plagioclase
Calicum Feldspare |
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Talc
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Silicate Mineral
Hydrous Magnesium |
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Garnet
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Silicate Mineral
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Chlorite
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Silicate Mineral
Magnesium Aluminum Sillicate |
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Kaolinite
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Silicate Mineral
Hydrous Aluminum Silicate |
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Topaz
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Silicate Mineral
Aluminum Silicate |
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Quartz Sandstone
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Sedimentary Clastic Sandstone
Quartz Grains |
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Arkose
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Sedimentary Clastic Sandstone
Quartz and feldspar graines |
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Graywacke
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Sedimentary Clastic Sandstone
Quartz grains, small rock fragments, and clay minerals a dark coarse-grained sandstone containing more than 15 percent clay. |
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SiltStone
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Sedimentary Clastic
Silt sized particles |
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Shale
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Sedimentary Clastic
Clay-sized Particles |
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Chert
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Non-clastic Sedimentary
Hard, dense masses or beds SiO2 |
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Coquina
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Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Calcareous 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 |
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Serpentine
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Non foliated Metamorphic Rock
Green color amporhous appearacne veinlets may be present |
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Anthracite
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Nonfoliate metamorphic Rock
(from coal) C |
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Muscovite Schist
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Schist - predominately Muscovite
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Chlorite Schist
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Schist - predominately Chlorite
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Biotite Schist
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Schist - predominately Biotite
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Garnet Schist
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Schist - predominately Garnet
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Staurolite Schist
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Schist - predominatelya brown glassy mineral that occurs as hexagonal prisms often twinned in the shape of a cross. It consists of a silicate of aluminum and iron.
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Kyanite Schist
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Foliated Metamorphic Rock
a blue or green crystalline mineral consisting of aluminum silicate, used in heat-resistant ceramics. |
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Sillimanite schist
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Foliated Metamorphic Rock
an aluminosilicate mineral typically occurring as fibrous masses, commonly in schist or gneiss. |
