Minerals
Rock Cycle
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Miscellaneous
100
Diamond rank on the hardness scale
10
100
When sediments go under compacting and cementing process they become
Sedimentary Rocks
100
Type of igneous rock formed inside the earth
Intrusive
100
Metamorphic rock texture where rocks form visible bands
Foliation/ Foliated
100
Sedimentary rock form from broken pieces of older rocks
Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
100
Which mineral is commonly used as the lead in pencils
Graphite
200
The color of a minerals is always the same even though the color of the mineral itself may vary
Streak
200
and turn sedimentary rocks into metamorphic rocks
Heat, Pressure
200
Name Igneous rock texture with crystal size less than 1mm
Fine
200
Quartz and Sandstone change into this type of metamorphic rock
Quartzite
200
Sedimentary Rock that include shells or fossils
Bioclastic sedimentary rocks
200
Trace remains of ancient life preserved in sedimentary rock
what are fossils
300
This mineral cleaves in 4 directions, it is used as hydrofluoric acid
Fluorite
300
Melting will turn any rock to this...
Magma
300
This igneous rock is black and glassy in appearance
Obsidian
300
What rock has mineral types segregated into bands due to metamorphism
Gneiss
300
Sedimentary Rocks that are composed of only Carbon
Bituminous Coal
300
This metamorphic rock contains bands of coarse-grained crystals of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, quartz and mica
Gneiss
400
What is the name of the mineral who's structure is cubic?
Halite
400
Name which rock type would be found in an area that had volcanic activity?
Igneous Rock
400
This intrusive mafic rock contains the following minerals: pyroxene, olivine, & amphibole
Peridotite
400
Name the metamorphic rocks composed of a mineral that is used for building stones
Marble
400
Name the sedimentary rock that is made up with a mineral used as a food additive
Rock Salt
400
Name this mineral
Obsidian
500
Name the mineral: Metallic Luster, breaks by cleavage, hardness is about 2 with blackish gray streak
Galena
500
The continual Series of geological process in which a rock changes from one type to another, is destroyed and constructed again
The Rock Cycle
500
Name all the minerals in Diorite
Quartz, plagioclase feldspar, biotite, pyroxene, and amphibole
500
What 4 rocks are made up of the mineral SiO2
Phyllite, Schist, Gneiss & Quartzite
500
Name the rock composed of the non metallic mineral with a hardness of 3
Limestone
500
Which igneous rock is dark colored, cooled quickly on Earths Surface and is composed of plagioclase feldspar, olivine, and pyroxene?
Scoria