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Sedimentary/ Minerals/ Igneous and Metamorphic
Boston Moore
Flashcards by Boston Moore, updated more than 1 year ago
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Shale Anywhere Silliclastic
Breccia Silliclastic Continental
Quartz Sandstone Silliclastic Anywhere
Lithic Sandstone Silliclastic Anywhere
Oolitic Limestone Biological and Chemical Transitional and Marine
Arkosic Sandstone Siliclastic Continental and Transitional
Crystalline Limestone Biological and Chemical Transitional and Marine
Coal Biological Continental and Transitional
Fossiliferous Limestone Biological Marine
Conglomerate silliclastic Continental and Transitional
Fossiliferous Grain-stone Biological Marine
Dolostone Biological and Chemical Marine
Chert Biological and Chemical Marine
Siltstone silliclastic anywhere
Lime Mudstone Biological and Chemical Transitional and Marine
Rock Gypsum Chemical Anywhere
Quartz Limestone Sillilcastic Anywhere
Rock Salt Chemical Anywhere
Lime Mudstone Biological Marine
Iron Formation Chemical Transitional and Marine
Igneous Basalt Mid Ocean Ridge Aphanittic Pyroxene and olivine
Metamorphic Convergent zones Marble non Foliated
Metamorphic Phylite Convergent Foliated
Igneous Rhyolite Subduction zones with volcanoes Porphyritic
Metamorphic Quartzite non foliated subduction zones
Igneous Porphyritic Granite Convergent
Igneous Porphyrtic Andesite Oceanic Ridge
Metamorphic Schist foliated Subduction
Igneous Diorite Convergent
Metamorphic Gneiss foliated subduction zones
Igneous Gabbro Oceanic Crust
Metamorphic Slate Foliated continental convergence
Igneous Pumice K spar, plagioclase
Igneous Dunite Divergent
Igneous Obsidian Glassy Hot Spots
Igneous Granite Convergent
Igneous Vesicular Basalt mid ocean ridge
Igneous Scoria Hot Spots
Chlorite
Dolomite
Pyrite
Muscovite
Quartz
Plagioclase Feldspar
Olivine
Biotite
Potassium Feldspar
Calcite
Garnet
Augite
Hornblend
Plagioclase Feldspar
Edpidote
Magnetite
Hematite
Halite
Galena
Gypsum
Talc
Chalcopyrite
Limonite
Kaolinite
Graphite
Staurolite
Corundum
Kyanite
Sillimanite
Andalusite
Aphanitic no visible crystals
Phaneritic Visible crystals
Pegmetitic Large crystals
porphyritic Two large crystals and smaller ones
Pyroclastic mix of crystals/rock fragments
Fine Grained Small crystals
Coarse Grained Larger crystals
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