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Basalt (7)
TEXTURE: aphanitic ORIGIN: volcanic to shallow instrusive MINERALS: pyroxene, Ca-rich plagioclase feldspar, amphibole, olivine TYPE: igneous
Porphyritic Basalt (11)
TEXTURE: porphyritic ORIGIN: shallow intrusive MINERALS: pyroxene, Ca-rich plagioclase feldspar, amphibole, olivine TYPE: igneous
Andesite (4)
TEXTURE: light gray to dark ORIGIN: unknown? MINERALS: plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, hornblende, biotite, quartz TYPE: igneous
Pumice (9)
TEXTURE: glassy to aphanitic ORIGIN: volcanic (frothy lava quickly quenched) MINERALS: unknown? TYPE: igneous
Gabbro (3)
TEXTURE: phaneritic ORIGIN: intrusive MINERALS: pyroxene, Ca-rich plagioclase feldspar, amphibole, olivine TYPE: igneous
Vesicular Basalt (12)
TEXTURE: aphanitic ORIGIN: volcanic (extrusive) MINERALS: pyroxene, Ca-rich plagioclase feldspar, amphibole, olivine TYPE: igneous
Granite (1)
TEXTURE: phaneritic ORIGIN: intrusive MINERALS: K-feldspar, quartz, Na-rich plagioclase feldspar, hornblende TYPE: igneous
Peridotite (6)
TEXTURE: phaneritic ORIGIN: mantle MINERALS: olivine, pyroxene TYPE: igneous
Diorite (2)
TEXTURE: phaneritic ORIGIN: intrusive MINERALS: plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, hornblende, biotite, quartz TYPE: igneous
Obsidian (8)
TEXTURE: glassy ORIGIN: volcanic (extrusive) MINERALS: none TYPE: igneous
Rhyolite (10,5)
TEXTURE: aphanitic to porphyritic ORIGIN: volcanic (extrusive) MINERALS: quartz, K-feldspar, Na-rich plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende TYPE: igneous
Schist (15,16)
TEXTURE: schistose ORIGIN: shale MINERALS: micas, garnet, quartz TYPE: metamorphic
Gneiss (18)
TEXTURE: compositional banding ORIGIN: granite, shale, arkose, others MINERALS: K-feldspar, quartz, amphibole TYPE: metamorphic
Phyllite/Metasiltstone (17)
TEXTURE: sheen, foliation ORIGIN: shale, siltstone MINERALS: micas, quartz, garnet TYPE: metamorphic
Slate (14,13)
TEXTURE: slatey cleavage ORIGIN: shale MINERALS: clays, quartz, micas TYPE: metamorphic
Quartzite (22)
TEXTURE: none ORIGIN: quartz sandstone MINERALS: quartz TYPE: metamorphic
Marble (23)
TEXTURE: none ORIGIN: limestone or dolostone MINERALS: calcite TYPE: metamorphic
Greenschist (19)
TEXTURE: fine-grained, foliated ORIGIN: basalt, gabbro MINERALS: chlorite, actinolite, plagioclase, epidote TYPE: metamorphic
Amphibolite (20)
TEXTURE: banded ORIGIN: basalt, gabbro MINERALS: amphiboles, feldspar TYPE: metamorphic
Metaconglomerate (21)
TEXTURE: random, ORIGIN: distorted bands MINERALS: random lithic clasts TYPE: metamorphic
Anthracite (24)
TEXTURE: none ORIGIN: peat, coal MINERALS: none TYPE: metamorphic
Arkosic sandstone (3)
TEXTURE: sand/well-sorted/sub-rounded ORIGIN: alluvial fan, river MINERALS: K-feldspar, quartz, iron oxides TYPE: sedimentary
Fossiliferous limestone (11)
TEXTURE: fossils ORIGIN: shallow marine MINERALS: calcium carbonate TYPE: sedimentary
Bituminous coal (12)
TEXTURE: shiny black ORIGIN: swamp MINERALS: hydrocarbons TYPE: sedimentary
Conglomerate (1)
TEXTURE: random stuff ORIGIN: alluvial fan, river, glacial till MINERALS: quartz, random stuff TYPE: sedimentary
Shale (9)
TEXTURE: clay/mud/well-sorted ORIGIN: lake, delta, deep marine MINERALS: clay, quartz, iron oxides TYPE: sedimentary
Siltstone (7)
TEXTURE: silt/medium sorting ORIGIN: river, shallow marine MINERALS: quartz, clay TYPE: sedimentary
Chert (10)
TEXTURE: smooth ORIGIN: deep marine, chemical precipitation in other rocks MINERALS: quartz TYPE: sedimentary
Limestone (8)
TEXTURE: smooth ORIGIN: shallow marine MINERALS: calcium carbonate TYPE: sedimentary
Quartz sandstone (2,4)
TEXTURE: sand/well-sorted/rounded ORIGIN: river, sand dune, beach, shallow marine MINERALS: quartz TYPE: sedimentary

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Amphibolite (20)TEXTURE: banded ORIGIN: basalt, gabbro MINERALS: amphiboles, feldspar TYPE: metamorphic
Andesite (4)TEXTURE: light gray to dark ORIGIN: unknown? MINERALS: plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, hornblende, biotite, quartz TYPE: igneous
Anthracite (24)TEXTURE: none ORIGIN: peat, coal MINERALS: none TYPE: metamorphic
Arkosic sandstone (3)TEXTURE: sand/well-sorted/sub-rounded ORIGIN: alluvial fan, river MINERALS: K-feldspar, quartz, iron oxides TYPE: sedimentary
Basalt (7)TEXTURE: aphanitic ORIGIN: volcanic to shallow instrusive MINERALS: pyroxene, Ca-rich plagioclase feldspar, amphibole, olivine TYPE: igneous
Bituminous coal (12)TEXTURE: shiny black ORIGIN: swamp MINERALS: hydrocarbons TYPE: sedimentary
Chert (10)TEXTURE: smooth ORIGIN: deep marine, chemical precipitation in other rocks MINERALS: quartz TYPE: sedimentary
Conglomerate (1)TEXTURE: random stuff ORIGIN: alluvial fan, river, glacial till MINERALS: quartz, random stuff TYPE: sedimentary
Diorite (2)TEXTURE: phaneritic ORIGIN: intrusive MINERALS: plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, hornblende, biotite, quartz TYPE: igneous
Fossiliferous limestone (11)TEXTURE: fossils ORIGIN: shallow marine MINERALS: calcium carbonate TYPE: sedimentary
Gabbro (3)TEXTURE: phaneritic ORIGIN: intrusive MINERALS: pyroxene, Ca-rich plagioclase feldspar, amphibole, olivine TYPE: igneous
Gneiss (18)TEXTURE: compositional banding ORIGIN: granite, shale, arkose, others MINERALS: K-feldspar, quartz, amphibole TYPE: metamorphic
Granite (1)TEXTURE: phaneritic ORIGIN: intrusive MINERALS: K-feldspar, quartz, Na-rich plagioclase feldspar, hornblende TYPE: igneous
Greenschist (19)TEXTURE: fine-grained, foliated ORIGIN: basalt, gabbro MINERALS: chlorite, actinolite, plagioclase, epidote TYPE: metamorphic
Limestone (8)TEXTURE: smooth ORIGIN: shallow marine MINERALS: calcium carbonate TYPE: sedimentary
Marble (23)TEXTURE: none ORIGIN: limestone or dolostone MINERALS: calcite TYPE: metamorphic
Metaconglomerate (21)TEXTURE: random, ORIGIN: distorted bands MINERALS: random lithic clasts TYPE: metamorphic
Obsidian (8)TEXTURE: glassy ORIGIN: volcanic (extrusive) MINERALS: none TYPE: igneous
Peridotite (6)TEXTURE: phaneritic ORIGIN: mantle MINERALS: olivine, pyroxene TYPE: igneous
Phyllite/Metasiltstone (17)TEXTURE: sheen, foliation ORIGIN: shale, siltstone MINERALS: micas, quartz, garnet TYPE: metamorphic
Porphyritic Basalt (11)TEXTURE: porphyritic ORIGIN: shallow intrusive MINERALS: pyroxene, Ca-rich plagioclase feldspar, amphibole, olivine TYPE: igneous
Pumice (9)TEXTURE: glassy to aphanitic ORIGIN: volcanic (frothy lava quickly quenched) MINERALS: unknown? TYPE: igneous
Quartz sandstone (2,4)TEXTURE: sand/well-sorted/rounded ORIGIN: river, sand dune, beach, shallow marine MINERALS: quartz TYPE: sedimentary
Quartzite (22)TEXTURE: none ORIGIN: quartz sandstone MINERALS: quartz TYPE: metamorphic
Rhyolite (10,5)TEXTURE: aphanitic to porphyritic ORIGIN: volcanic (extrusive) MINERALS: quartz, K-feldspar, Na-rich plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende TYPE: igneous
Schist (15,16)TEXTURE: schistose ORIGIN: shale MINERALS: micas, garnet, quartz TYPE: metamorphic
Shale (9)TEXTURE: clay/mud/well-sorted ORIGIN: lake, delta, deep marine MINERALS: clay, quartz, iron oxides TYPE: sedimentary
Siltstone (7)TEXTURE: silt/medium sorting ORIGIN: river, shallow marine MINERALS: quartz, clay TYPE: sedimentary
Slate (14,13)TEXTURE: slatey cleavage ORIGIN: shale MINERALS: clays, quartz, micas TYPE: metamorphic
Vesicular Basalt (12)TEXTURE: aphanitic ORIGIN: volcanic (extrusive) MINERALS: pyroxene, Ca-rich plagioclase feldspar, amphibole, olivine TYPE: igneous
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