Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Minerals
Rock Cycle
100
A sedimentary rock that is clastic
What is conglomerate, breccia, sandstone, siltstone, or shale
100
A metamorphic rock that has foliated texture
What is slate, phyllite, schist, or gneiss
100
An igneous rock that is intrusive
What is granite, pegmatite, diorite, diabase, peridotite, or dunite
100
A mineral that has a hardness of 6
What is potassium feldspar, pyroxene, pagioclase feldspar, hematite, or magnetite
100
The process that turns igneous rocks into sediment
What is weathering and erosion
200
A sedimentary rock that is crystalline
What is rock salt, rock gypsum, or dolostone
200
A metamorphic rock that has a non-foliated texture
What is anthracite coal, hornfels, quartzite, marble, or metaconglomerate
200
An igneous rock that is extrusive and mafic
What is basaltic glass, scoria, vesicular basalt, basalt or diabase
200
A mineral that has a non-metallic luster and a hardness of 2
What is sulfur, selenite gypsum, or muscovite mica
200
The process that turns metamorphic rock into magma
What is melting
300
A sedimentary rock that is composed of calcite
What is limestone
300
A metamorphic rock that has foliated texture, mineral alignment, has shiny foliation surfaces, and a fine to medium grain size
What is phyllite
300
An igneous rock that is intrusive and felsic
What is granite or pegmatite
300
A mineral that has a metallic luster and a hardness of 2.5
What is galena
300
A processes that turns sediments into sedimentary rock
What are deposition or burial and compaction and/or cementation
400
A sedimentary rock that is clastic and has a fine to coarse grain size
What is sandstone
400
A metamorphic rock that is non-foliated, has a fine grain size, and is composed of carbon
What is anthracite
400
An igneous rock that is extrusive, mafic, has a glassy texture, and is vesicular
What is scoria
400
A mineral that has a red-brown streak and is used as an ore of iron and in jewelry
What is hematite
400
The process(es) that turn igneous rock into metamorphic rock
What is heat and/or pressure (metamorphism)
500
A sedimentary rock that is bioclastic and composed of carbon
What is bituminous coal
500
A metamorphic rock that is non-foliated, fine to coarse grain size, and is composed of calcite and/or dolomite
What is marble
500
An igneous rock that is extrusive, felsic, has a fine grain texture, and is vesicular
What is vesicular rhyolite
500
A mineral that has a black to dark green streak and cleaves in 2 directions at 90°
What is pyroxene
500
The two processes that turn sedimentary rock into magma AND magma into igneous rock
What are melting and solidification
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