Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
General
Common Igneous Rocks
Common Sedimentary Rocks
100
This is formed by the cooling and hardening of molten rock in the earth
What is Igneous Rock?
100
Sediments composed of plant and animal remains
What is Organic sediments
100
The single factor that has the greatest influence on texture
What is Size of the Crystal
100
The mafic material with a lot of empty space due to gasses escaping during cooling
What is Scoria
100
Sedimentary rock composed of clay
What is Shale
200
This is another name for intrusive rocks that usually have distinct mineral grains
What is Plutonic Rock?
200
Silica, Calcite, and Iron Oxide
What is Natural Cements
200
The family with dark mafic connections
What is Gabbro Family
200
The black sheep of the family that formed so quick that no crystals formed
What is Obsidian
200
Since it is 30% air it is permeable
What is Sandstone
300
Has a high percentage of Calcium, Magnesium, and Iron
What is Mafic Magma
300
Sediments composed of fragments of other rocks
What is Clastic sediments
300
A large Crystal surrounded by small fine grained crystals
What is Porphyritic Texture
300
The biggest coarsest member of a group with mafic connection
What is Gabbro
300
The Common Name for calcite
What is Lime
400
Light colored magma
What is Felsic magma
400
Can cause sediments to bond with out natural bonding agents
What is Pressure
400
influenced by how fast the magma cools and the amount of gas dissolved
What is The texture or size of the crystals
400
Any Light colored member of the granite family
What is Felsite
400
The coarsest of the sedimentary rocks composed of gravel and pebbles
What is Conglomerate
500
Families differ in texture but not what?
What is Composition
500
The most important factor in the moving and sorting of sediments
What is RUNNING Water
500
Basic type of rock that already exists and is changed by extreme heat and pressure
What is Metamorphic Rock
500
What family has a composition between the other two
What is Diorite Family
500
Sedimentary Rock that is both chemical and organic in nature
What is Limestone
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