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Details Title rock types Description rock types Total Cards 33 Subject Geology Created 03/06/2006

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Term granite	Definition Felsic Light colored coasrse grained Intrusive Igneous rock.
Term rhyolite	Definition felsic light colored fine grained extrusive igneous rock
Term diorite	Definition intermediate gray to salt and pepper coarse grained igneous
Term andesite	Definition intermediate gray/ salt pepper fine grained intrusive igneous rock
Term gabbro	Definition mafic dark color coarse grained igneous
Term basalt	Definition mafic dark colored fine grained
Term	Definition Andesite
Term	Definition basalt
Term	Definition diorite
Term	Definition gabbro
Term	Definition granite
Term	Definition rhyolite
Term breccia	Definition clastic large angular grains in fine matrix, lots of feldspar
Term conglomerate	Definition clastic large rounded grains in fine matrix, lots of feldspar poor sorting
Term quartz arenite	Definition mostly quarts round to sub round grains well sorted
Term arkose	Definition quartz and feldspar, reddish color, sub round to angular grains, sandy looking, moderately poor sorting
Term lithic sandstone	Definition poorly-moderately poor sorting sub round to angular contains a variety of rock fragments
Term graywacke	Definition quartz, feldspar, rock fragments and clay, angular to sub angular grains, poorly sorted
Term shale	Definition mud, clay, silt, well sorted, no grainsize <.06mm, very small.
Term limestone	Definition clean crystaline reacts with HCl
Term fossiliferous limestone	Definition fossils and fossil imprints in crystalline matrix reacts to HCl
Term coquina	Definition poorly cemented shell fragments reacts to HCl looks like oatmeal/granola
Term chert	Definition dense microcrystalline quartz mild reaction to HCl
Term	Definition shale
Term	Definition quarts arenite
Term	Definition lithic sandstone
Term	Definition limestone
Term	Definition fossiliferous limestone
Term	Definition coquina
Term	Definition conglomerate
Term	Definition chert
Term	Definition breccia
Term	Definition arkose

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