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Details Title Metamorphic Rocks Description Geology Mid-Term rocks Total Cards 9 Subject Geology Created 02/21/2010

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Term	Definition #2 Anthracite Coal Texture: Non-Foliated Black glossy rock that breaks uneven or conchodial fractures
Term	Definition #11 Gneiss Texture: Foliated Alternating bands of light and dark minerals
Term	Definition #6 Hornfels Texture: Non-Foliated Dark dull color, very hard
Term	Definition #8 Marble Texture: Non-Foliated Calcite crystals of nearly equal sized Reacts with HCL
Term	Definition #5 MetaConglomerate Texture: Non-Foliated Pebbles may be stretched or cut by rock cleavage
Term	Definition #10 Phyllite Texture: Foliated Breaks along wrinkled or wavy foliation surfaces
Term	Definition #3 Quartzite Texture: Non-Foliated Quartz grains fused together Usually light colored
Term	Definition #1 Schist (Garnet) Texture: Foliated Visible sparkly crystals of platy minerals Breaks along scaly foliated surfaces
Term	Definition #4 Slate Texture: Foliated Dull luster, dark colored Breaks into hard flat sheets

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