Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Metamorphic Rocks
n/a
9
Science
7th Grade
02/18/2012

Additional Science Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
[image]
Definition

Amphibolite

  • No layers
  • looks plutonic ignous rock
  • some scratch glass

 

Term
[image]
Definition

Gneiss

  • Layers
  • Stripped
  • Minerals are founs in seperate layers
Term
[image]
Definition

Hornfels

  • No layers
  • dark fine graines
  • Sometimes scratches glass

 

Term
[image]
Definition

Marble

  • No layers
  • Any color
  • Softer than cglass
  • will fizz - Calcite
  • No fizz- Dolomite
Term
[image]
Definition

Phyllite

  • Layers
  • Fine grained crystals not so large
  • Shiney luster
Term
[image]
Definition

Quartzite

  • No layers
  • WONT fizz
  • Harder than glass
  • Any colors
  • Made of silica
Term
[image]
Definition

Schist

  • Layers
  • Crystals large enough
Term
[image]
Definition

Serpentonite

  • No layers
  • Snake skin apperance
  • NOT fizz
Term
[image]
Definition

Slate

  • Layers
  • Fine grained
  • Break onto flat surface
Supporting users have an ad free experience!