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| size, shape, arrangement of mineral grains |
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| cemented texture, usually exhibit layering |
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| clastic sedimentary, coarse-grained |
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| clastic sedimentary, medium-grained |
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| clastic sedimentary, fine-grained |
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| composed of compacted and cemented sediment, classified by grain size |
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| contain carbonate minerals, variable grain size, classified by mineral composition |
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| calcite, may contain fossil shells; CaCO3 |
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| interlocking texture with randomly oriented grains (not foliated) |
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| silicic, igneous, coarse-grained |
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| fine-grained, silicic, igneous |
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| intermediate, igneous, coarse-grained |
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| intermediate, igneous, fine-grained |
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| mafic, igneous, coarse-grained |
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| mafic, igneous, fine-grained |
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| igneous rock, extrusive, volcanic glass |
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| rocks have changed due to high temperatures and pressures; most have interlocking texture and many are foliated |
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| always includes flat minerals (clay and mica) |
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| very fine-grained, slaty cleavage (splits along flat planes) |
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| coarse-grained, aligned mica |
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| coarse-grained, compositional banding (bands of different minerals) |
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| Single mineral component (no flat, platy minerals) |
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| coarse-grained, metamorphosed limestone (calcite) |
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| coarse-grained, metamorphosed sandstone (quartz) |
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