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Mid-Term Review
Metamorphic Rocks
10
Geology
Undergraduate 1
10/06/2011

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Term
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Definition

Texture: Folitated 

Mineral Composition: Mica

Parent Rock: Phyllite

 

Schist

Term
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Definition

Texture: Foliated

Parent Rock: Phyllite

"Blackboards"

 

Slate

Term
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Definition

Texture: Non-foliated

Mineral Composition: Calcite

Parent Rock: Limestone

Reacts with HCl (acid)

 

Marble

Term
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Definition

Texture: Non-foliated

Mineral Composition: Calcite

Parent Rock: Limestone

Reacts with HCl (acid)

 

Marble

Term
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Definition

Texture: Non-foliated

Mineral Composition: Quartz

Parent Rock: Amphibolite

 

Quartzite

Term
[image]
Definition

Texture: Folitated

Mineral Composition: Feldspar

Parent Rock: Amphibolite

 

 Gneiss

Term
[image]
Definition

Texture: Folitated

Mineral Composition: Amphibole and Plagioclase Feldspar

Parent Rock: Schist

Salt and Pepper look

 

Amphibolite

 

Term
[image]
Definition

Texture: Folitated 

Mineral Composition: Mica

Parent Rock: Phyllite

 

Schist

Term
[image]
Definition

Texture: Non-foliated

Mineral Composition: Quartz

Parent Rock: Amphibolite

 

Quartzite

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