Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Silicates
Sulfides
100
Common on railroad tracks, this rock contains pink crystals
What is dolostone?
100
White, sparkly mass
What is marble?
100
This mafic rock is black and smooth
What is basalt?
100
looks smoky
100
This yellow mineral is often mistaken for gold
(the cube, not the rock)
What is pyrite?
200
A rock made of gravel-like chunks of rocks or minerals stuck together
What is a conglomerate?
200
Flat, grey and wrinkly
What is Phyllite?
200
A pink, felsic rock... but it's aphanitic
What is rhyolite?
200
This mineral 'winks' at you
What is feldspar?
200
Your walls are probably made of this brittle mineral
What is gypsum?
300
This rock is sparkly and rough
What is sandstone?
300
Smooth and white with zebra stripes
What is gneiss?
300
a phaneritic rock with black and white spots
What is diorite?
300
The dirty white mineral
What is spodumene?
300
This shiny metallic mineral grows in cubes
What is galena?
400
Composed of mud or clay layers
What is shale?
400
Sandy, white or grey chunk
What is quartzite?
400
A pink, phaneritic rock
What is granite?
400
This mineral feels like clay
What is kaolinite?
400
This lightly colored mineral was named for its heaviness
What is barite?
500
coming in white, grey or red, fossils are common in this rock
What is limestone?
500
Flat and layered, but homogenous without visible crystals
What is Slate?
500
a light, porous rock formed by consolidation of volcanic ash.
What is tuff?
500
this mineral is very tuff and it feels soapy
What is talc?
500
commonly used for copper, this orangey mineral closely resembles #1
What is chalcopyrite?