Science Exam (rocks,minerals)
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cmccleary16 on December 12, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Quartz | hardest mineral, hexagonal, fracture, multi-colored. (mineral) |
| Calcite | reacts to acid, white or clear, rhombus cleavage. (mineral) |
| Magnetite | magnetic, metallic. (mineral) |
| Galina | metallic, high specific gravity, cubic cleavage. (mineral) |
| Pyrite | looks like gold. (mineral) |
| Feldspar | Pink or white, cleavage, looks most like marble. (mineral) |
| Biotite | perfect basil cleavage, thin, see threw it (non metallic), dark colored. (mineral) |
| Halite | taste like salt, cubic cleavage |
| Granite | (Ig)(intrusive,felsic) big crystals, light colored (rock) |
| Basalt | (Ig)(extrusive,mafic) little crystals, blackish. (rock) |
| Scoria | (Ig)(extrusive, mafic) air bubbles. (rock) |
| Obsidian | (Ig)(extrusive, felsic) glassy(rock) |
| Gabbro | (Ig)(intrusive,mafic) big crystals (rock) |
| Sandstone | (Sed)(clastic) sandy felling (rock) |
| Shale | (Sed)(clastic) clay and silt (rock) |
| Conglomerate | (Sed)(clastic) pebbles (rock) |
| Coquina | (Sed)(organic) made of shells (rock) |
| Limestone | (Sed)(chemical or organic) gray (always) it is made in corral reefs, fossils (rock) |
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