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Misc.
100
Mineral found in rock salt.
What is halite?
100
A rock type formed from molten rock.
What is igneous rock?
100
The forces that turn igneous and sedimentary rocks into metamorphic rocks.
What are heat, pressure, and hot fluids?
100
Metamorphic rock covering the Washington Monument.
What is marble?
100
Mineral also referred to as fool's gold due to it's similar color.
What is iron pyrite?
200
Scale used to identify minerals based on their hardness.
What is the Moh's scale?
200
Igneous rock used for counter tops and to line railroad tracks.
What is granite?
200
Metamorphic rock form from the metamorphic rock schist.
What is gneiss?
200
Rock sometimes used in floor and roofing tiles.
What is slate?
200
The process of rock sediments being moved away from their parent rock by wind, water, or gravity.
What is erosion?
300
Three ways to tell the difference between gold and pyrite (fool's gold.)
What is density, streak, and hardness?
300
Very light weight igneous rock sometimes known to float.
What is pumice?
300
Metamorphic rock formed from quartz (usually in the form of sandstone).
What is quartzite?
300
Mineral used in baby powder.
What is talc?
300
The process of wearing away of rocks into smaller particles by wind, water, and temperature.
What is weathering?
400
Five characteristics of minerals used to classify it as a mineral.
What is solid, inorganic, crystal structure, naturally occurring, and definite chemical composition?
400
Rock also known as volcanic glass due to it's smooth glassy appearance.
What is obsidian?
400
Metamorphic rock formed from granite and basalt.
What is schist?
400
The mineral you will be using when you are taking your rocks and minerals test!
What is graphite?
400
A shiny mineral that breaks apart in thin sheets.
What is mica?
500
Two properties that make a diamond, ruby, and emerald a gemstone.
What is rare and beautiful?
500
Materials that rocks are made of.
What are mixture of minerals, elements, and organic matter?
500
Metamorphic rock formed from limestone.
What is marble?
500
Mineral used on the space shuttle because of it's strength and light weight.
What is titanium?
500
A mineral that is attracted to magnets.
What is magnetite?