Basalt

  • igneous
  • aphanitic 
  • mafic
  • dark color, low viscosity, high temp
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shale

  • detrital sedimentary rocks
  • Well sorted, fined grained 
  • made of clay and quartz
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Diorite

  • igneous rock
  • intermediate
  • high viscosity/ intrusive
  • plag, fe, mg

 

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Micrite

  • sedimentary
  • fine grained
  • well sorted
  • calcite
  • chemical and bioclastic
  • bathyal zone
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Fossil Limestone

  • sedimentary
  • coarse grained 
  • poorly sorted
  • calcite
  • reef
  • bioclastic
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Obsidian

  • igneous rock
  • glassy texture
  • silica glass
  • felsic-mafic
  • high viscosity extrusive
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Porphoritic Rhyolite

  • igneous
  • aphanitic
  • felsic
  • quartz, K> plagioclase
  • high viscosity, extrusive
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Coal

  • sedimentary
  • fine grained well sorted
  • plants carbon
  • swamps/wet lands
  • bioclastic
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Gabbro

  • igneous
  • plag, feldspar, fe, mg
  • mafic
  • low viscosity intrusive
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Pumice

  • igneous
  • vesicular
  • felsic-intermediate
  • high viscosity extrusive
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Oolitc Limestone

  • sedimentary rock
  • coarse
  • well or poorly sorted
  • calcite
  • marine below wave base
  • chemical and bioclastic
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Granite

  • igneous
  • phaneritic
  • felsic
  • High viscosity intrusive
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porphyritic Andesite

  • igneous
  • plag, fe/mg, litte K-feldspar
  • intermediate
  • high viscosity extrusive

 

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Pegmatic Granite

  • igneous
  • pegmatic
  • quartz, K feldspar > plagioclase
  • felsic
  • high/intrusive
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Sandstone

  • sedimentary
  • well sorted or poorly sorted
  • quartz
  • river, beach, dessert
  • detrital
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Scoria

  • Igneous
  • Basalt, Fe, Mg
  • mafic
  • low viscosity extrusive
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Conglomerate

  • Sedimentary
  • Coarse/Rounded
  • poorly sorted
  • rock fragments, quartz, clay minerals
  • river, glacial, alluvial fan
  • detrital
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Slate

  • Metamorphic
  • clay quartz
  • protolith- shale/mudstone
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Quartzite

  • metamorphic
  • non-foliated
  • quartz
  • protolith sandstone
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Biotite Schist

  • metamorphic
  • biote mica, clay, quartz, chlorite, garnet
  • prolith Shale mudstone
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Marble

  • metamorphic
  • non foliated
  • calcite, dolomite
  • protolith limestone
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Gneiss

  • metamorphic
  • foliated
  • light bands quartz and feld spar. Dark bands hornblende, garnett, biotite
  • protolith shale mudstone igneous rock
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Muscovite Schist

  • metamorphic
  • foliated
  • muscovite mica, clay, quartz
  • protolith shale mudstone
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Breccia

  • sedimentary
  • coarse angular
  • poorly sorted
  • rock pieces, clay minerals, quartz
  • located on faults
  • detrital
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Chert

  • Sedimentary
  • Fine Grained
  • well sorted
  • quartz 
  • marine enviorment
  • chemcial
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Sedimentary rock characteristics

Coarse grained- gritty can see grains

fine grained- smooth cant see individual grains

poorly sorted- different sized grains

well sorted- same size grains

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Metamorphic Rock Characteristics

foliated- layers of color

non foliated- no layers of color

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Igneous Rock Characteristics
felsic- lighter colors
mafic- darker colors
intermediate gray- colors
pegmatic- pieces > 1cm
phaneritic- can see minerals
aphanitic- minerals to fine to see