Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
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Wildcard (crazy)
100
I am formed from the cooling of a magma body beneath the surface
What is Igneous Intrusive?
100
mud, silt, sand, gravel, cobble, boulder
what is clast (size)?
100
I make bands on metamorphic rocks
What is Pressure and heat? What is foliation?
100
I am Igneous, Phaneritic, and Felsic
What is Granite?
100
I am a terrible choice for countertop b/c improperly sealed, I will react to dilute acid AKA LEMONS!
What is Marble countertop?
200
As an Igneous Rock, I am made of these
What are Interlocking Crystals
200
I am the fancy word for fizz
What is Effervess?
200
This is something I am NOT! This defines my friend Igneous
What is melt?
200
I am sedimentary with pebble sized angular clasts, I form from glacier movement
what is Breccia?
200
I have characteristic Zebra Banding
Who is Gneiss?
300
Granite+Diorite
what is Granodiorite?
300
I am a sedimentary rock that forms in water. I am not made of clasts.
What is chemical ppt (chemical sedimentary)?
300
I am the second order of metamorphic foliation. I am fine grained (small crystals) and often have a waxy or buttery appearance.
Who is Phyllite?
300
I have a very BUBBLY personality, but am rough to the touch
What are Vesicules? What is pumice?
300
I am aphanitic, mafic, extrusive Igneous.
What is Basalt?
400
When I cool, I will form a rock with tiny crystals that look like glitter, I am a type of texture
What is Aphanitic Texture?
400
I'm made from mud and have a characteristic organic black color
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What is shale?
400
At first sight, I look like Quartz, but what MIGHT be RIGHT is that I am...
what is Quartzite?
400
I am chemical sedimentary. I effervesce with dilute acid and contain fossils of shells
What is Fossiliferous Limestone?
400
I make an excellent stocking stuffer, and since I did not undergo any pressure I am a kind of sedimentary rock
What is bituminous Coal? What is a biochemical sedimentary rock?
500
I describe the composition (or mineral assemblage) and am defined by an increase in dark/dense minerals/colors, I have 4 categories
What is Felsic, Intermediate, Mafic, and U. Mafic?
500
I am a rock with good pore space and great permeability
What makes a good aquifer?
500
I start as a crystal and then with Metamorphism I re-___
what is re-crystallize?
500
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What is Mica Schist? What is preferential growth of elongated platey minerals?
500
'IGNIS', meaning...
what is the root for fire?