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Rock Names Flashcards

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Limestone

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Sedimentary - chemical/non-clastic (made from water evaporating)

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Basalt

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Igneous - found on ocean floor

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Sandstone

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Sedimentary - commonly with fossils

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Slate

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Metamorphic - was once shale

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Shale

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Sedimentary - made of clay and mud

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Granite

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Igneous - most common intrusive rock

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Schist

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Metamorphic - foliated

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Gneiss

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Metamorphic - foliated from granite

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Obsidian

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Igneous - glassy

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Pumice

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Igneous - floats in water

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Conglomerate

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Sedimentary - made of large sediments like pebbles

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Marble

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Metamorphic - was once limestone

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Quartzite

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Metamorphic - was once sandstone

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