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46 Cards in this Set
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Name this Rock? Phaneritic, Intrusive, Qartz, Mica, K-Feldspar
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Granite
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Name this Rock? Phaneritic Intrusive, Quartz, Mica, Plagioglase
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Diorite
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Name this Rock? Phaneritic Intrusive, High Density Ore mineral, mafic magma
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Gabbro
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Name this Rock? Aphanitic Extrusive, Quartz, Mica, K-Feldspar
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Ryolite
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Name this Rock? Aphanitic Extrusive, Quartz, Mica, Plagioglase
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Andesite
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Name this Rock? Aphanitic Extrusive, High Density Ore mineral
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Basalt
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Name this Rock? Pyroclastic Extrusive, Large Rock Fragments
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Welded Tuff
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Name this Rock? Pyroclastic Extrusive, Quartz & Rock Fragments
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Volcanic Ash
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Name this Rock? Pyroclastic Extrusive, Quartz and Gas (bombs)
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Pumice
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Name this Rock? Glassy Extrusive, Quartz
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Obsidian
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Name this Rock? Foliated, Low grade, Clay, Shale
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Slate
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Name this Rock? Foliated Intermediate grade, Clay, Shale
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Schist
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Name this Rock? Foliated High grade, Quartz, Mica, Plagioclase, Diorite
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Gneiss
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Name this Rock? Nonfoliated High grade, Calcium Carbonate, Limestone
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Marble
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Name this Rock? Nonfoliated High grade, Quartz, Sandstone
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Quartzite
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What type of Rock is this?Nonfoliated, High grade, Quartz Conglomerate
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Metaconglomerate
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What type of rock is this? Clastic Texture Cobble & Pebble, Quartz
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Conglomerate
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What type of rock is this? Clastic Texture, Sand sized, Quartz
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Sandstone
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What type of rock is this? Clastic Texture Silt sized, Quartz & Clay
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Siltstone
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What type of rock is this? Clastic Texture, Clay sized, Clay
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Shale
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What type of rock is this? Nonclastic Texture, Carbonate Origin, CaCO3 - Calcite, beige, light brown, light greyish in color
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Massive Limestone
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What type of rock is this? Nonclastic Texture, Carbonate Origin, CaCO3 - Calcite, abundant fossils
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Skeletal limestone
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What type of rock is this? Nonclastic Texture, Carbonate Origin, CaCO3 - Calcite, Ooids
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Oolitic Limestone
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What type of rock is this? Nonclastic Texture, Evaporitic Origin, NACL
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Rock Salt
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What type of rock is this? Nonclastic Texture, Eaporitic Origin, CaSO4
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Rock Gypsum
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What type of rock is this? Nonclastic Texture, Biogenic Origin, Organics
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Coal
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What type of rock is this? Nonclastic Texture, Biogenic Origin, Quartz
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Chert
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What type of rock is this? Nonclastic Texture, Biogenic Origin, CaCO3
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Chalk
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What type of rock is this? Fibrous Cleavage, Softer Glass, Nonmetallic
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Asbestos
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What type of rock is this? Perfect cleavage, Softer Glass, Glassy Black in color, Nonmetallic
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Biotite
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What type of rock is this? Perfect cleavage, Softer Glass, Nonmetallic, Glassy Brownish
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Muscovite
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What type of rock is this? Perfect cleavage, Mohs Hardness - 3, Nonmetallic, CaCO3
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Calcite
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What type of rock is this? Perfect cleavage, Mohs Hardness - 2, Nonmetallic, white translucent
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Gypsum
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What type of rock is this? Perfect cleavage, Softer Glass, Nonmetallic, white transparent, table salt
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Halite
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What type of rock is this? Micro cleavage, Softer Glass, Nonmetallic
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Clay
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What type of rock is this? Cubic Cleavage, Softer Glass, Metallic, grey/black streak, silverish in color
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Galena
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What type of rock is this? Good Cleavage, Mohs Hardness - 6, Nonmetallic, pink in color
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K-Feldspar
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What type of rock is this? Good Cleavage, Mohs Hardness - 6, Nonmetallic, white in color with black spot
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Plagioclase
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What type of rock is this? Poor Cleavage, Mohs Hardness - 1, Nonmetallic, white/yellowish in color
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Talc
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What type of rock is this? Cleavage, Mohs Hardness - 4, Nonmetallic
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Fluorite
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What type of rock is this? Fracture, Softer Glass, Nonmetallic, brown streak, brownish in color
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Limonite
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What type of rock is this? Fracture, Harder Glass, Metallic, red/brown streak, black
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Hemitite
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What type of rock is this? Fracture, Slightly Harder Glass, Metallic, black streak, magnetic
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Magnetite
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What type of rock is this? Fracture, Harder Glass, Metallic, goldish in color, black streak
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Pyrite
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What type of rock is this? Fracture, Mohs Hardness - 10, Nonmetallic
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Diamond
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What type of rock is this? Conchoidal Fracture, Mohs Hardness - 7 Nonmetallic
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Quatrz
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