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Details Title: Kinds of Rocks! Description: Mr. Drake Phy. Sci. Total Flash Cards: 18 Created: 03/18/2007 12:23:36	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term COMP: Quartz, feldspar, mica, hornblende ORIG: Deep, mid TYPE: Igneous TEXT: Coarse-grained Definition Granite Term COMP: Calcite, silicon, iron oxides ORIG: Mid, top TYPE: Sedimentary TEXT: Organic Definition Limestone Term COMP: Quartz, feldspar, mica, hornblende, biotite ORIG: Mid, top TYPE: Metamorphic TEXT: Foliated Definition Gneiss Term COMP: Feldspar, augite, olivine, hornblende, biotite ORIG: Top TYPE: Igneous TEXT: Fine-grained Definition Basalt Term COMP: Quartz, feldspar, mica, hornblende ORIG: Top TYPE: Igneous TEXT: Glassy Definition Obsidian Term COMP: Kaolin, quartz, muscovite, biotite, hematite ORIG: Mid, top TYPE: Sedimentary TEXT: Clastic Definition Shale Term COMP: Quartz, feldspar, mica, hornblende ORIG: Top TYPE: Igneous TEXT: Fine-grained Definition Rhyolite Term COMP: Calcite, silicon, aragonite,dolomite ORIG: Mid, top TYPE: Metamorphic TEXT: Nonfoliated Definition Marble Term COMP: Quartz, feldspar ORIG: Low, mid TYPE: Igneous TEXT: Coarse-grained Definition Diorite Term COMP: Kaolin, quartz, muscovite, biotite, hematite ORIG: Mid, top TYPE: Metamophic TEXT: Foliated Definition Slate Term COMP: Feldspar, augite, olivine, hornblende, biotite ORIG: Top TYPE: Igneous TEXT: Vesicular Definition Scoria Term COMP: Quartz, feldspar, calcite, silicon ORIG: Mid, top TYPE: Sedimentary TEXT: Clastic Definition Sandstone Term COMP: Feldspar, augite, olivine, hornblende, biotite ORIG: Low, mid TYPE: Igneous TEXT: Coarse-grained Definition Gabbro Term COMP: Mica, chlorite, talc, quartz, hornblende, graphite ORIG: Mid, top TYPE: Metamorphic TEXT: Foliated Definition Mica Schist Term COMP: Silicon ORIG: Mid, top TYPE: Sedimentary TEXT: Clastic/organic? Definition Chert(flint) Term COMP: Quartz, feldspar, mica, hornblende ORIG: Top TYPE: Igneous TEXT: Vesicular Definition Pumice Term COMP: Quartz, iron oxides, silicon, calicte ORIG: Mid, top TYPE: Sedimentary TEXT: Clastic Definition Conglomerate Term COMP: Quartz, feldspar, calcite, silicon ORIG: Mid, top TYPE: Metamorphic TEXT: Nonfoliated Definition Quartzite