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What rock has a parent rock which is basalt/gab bro?
Amphibolite
Has a pisolitic texture and was named for a place in France
Bauxite
Has a hardness of 5.5-7 & state rock of Wisconsin
Granite
What does obsidian have in it?
Volcanic Glass
Hardness of QUARTZ
7
What rock Can calcite form in?
Marble
Is the gemstone of Ohio
Chert/Flint
A pale green olivine
Peridotite
Hardness of pumice
6
Hardness of travertine
4
Is the 3 rock in the increasing metamorphism.
Phyllite
Can have fossils and is chalky.
Diatomite
Large crystals, often euhedral
Pegmatite
Which one makes a muffled sound shale or slate?
Slate
Hardness of pyrite
6-6.5
Parent rock is sandstone and quartz sandstone.
Quartzite
Contains halite, sulfur, calcite, and dolomite.
Rock Gypsum
Named after Andes mountains
Andesite
What igneous, extrusive rock has a hardness of 6-7
Rhyolite
Hardness of zincite
4
What is the rock that is heat resistant, no fossils, and has Talc as the primary mineral?
Talc Schist
How much calcite does travertine have? Give percentage.
Atleast 50%
Intrusive equivalent of basalt
Gabbro
Which of the carbonates has a hardness of 3.5-4 and has calcium magnesium carbonate
Dolomite
Hardness of Goethite/Limonite
5-5.5