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| These rocks have their mineral crystals arranged in foliations, or sheet-like structures. |
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| These rocks lack the layered structure of foliated rocks and instead have a more massive, crystalline appearance. |
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| Foliated. Well-defined flat sheets with a very small grain size. |
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| Folaited. Fine grained but have wavy foliation. |
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| Foilated. Large grain size, glittery. |
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| Foliated. Alternating light and dark colored layers. |
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| Non-foliated. The rock contains medium-large crystals that are roughly equal in size and grow together in an interlocking mass. |
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| Non-foliated. Interlocked but much smaller grain size. |
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| Non-foliated. Sand size mineral grains. |
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| Non-foliated. Similar to the igneous glassy texture. |
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| The orientation of a rock unit. |
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| The compass bearing of a line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane. |
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| The angle between a horizontal plane and the inclined stratum, fault, or fracture. |
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| an unconformity between relatively parallel strata |
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| an unconformity between nonparallel strata |
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| an unconformity between sedimentary rock/ sediment and subjacent non sedimentary rock. |
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| all of the formations dip in one same direction |
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| large, somewhat circular, warped upwards |
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| large, somewhat circular, downward. |
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