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Quartzite
nonfoliated, sandy texture
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Serpentinite
nonfoliated, microcrystalline
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Green schist
foliated, schistose, green chlorite
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Gneiss
foliated, coarse grained, alternating light/dark layers
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Anthracite coal
nonfoliated, glassy texture, black
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Marble
nonfoliated, microcrystalline to coarse texture, reacts to acid
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Hornfels
nonfoliated, microcrystalline, dull and dark
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Phyllite
foliated, phyllite texture
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Soapstone
nonfoliated, microcrystalline, soft
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Slate
foliated, fine grained, slaty cleavage, dull luster
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Amphibolite
foliated or nonfoliated, medium to coarse, amphiboles visible
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Mica schist
foliated, schistose, muscovite
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