Midterm Review Flashcards
scratches glass

quartz
has striations

plagioclase feldspar

biotite
halite
yellow/brown streak

limonite
scratches with fngernail

gypsum

muscovite
scratches with fingernail

kaolinite

potassium feldspar
magnetic

magnetite

gypsum
scratches glass

cryptocrystalline quartz
brown/red streak

hemotite

pyrite

amphibole
green

olivine
grey streak

galena

pyroxene
granite

volcanic breccia

obsidian
light

pumice

tuff

granite

scoria
green

peridotite

basalt

rhyolite

diorite

gabbro

porphyritic rhyolite

porphyritic rhyolite

andesite

chert conglomerate
reacts with HCl

limestone
scratch with fingernail

rock gypsum

chert

quartzose sandstone

sandstone with iron oxide cement

arkosic conglomerate

shale

quartzose sandstone
efferveces when scratched

oil shale

fossiliferous limestone

schist

slate
efferveces with HCl

marble
efferveces with HCl

marble

quartzite

granitic gneiss

amphibolite

phyllite

quartzite

schist