List of Rocks you should know:
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Sample # |
Rock/ Sample name |
Rock |
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1 |
Peridotite (Use the sample in the back, not the one in your box) |
Igneous |
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2 |
Basalt |
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3 |
Amygdaloidal Basalt |
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4 |
Scoria |
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5 |
Gabbro |
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6 |
Palagonite |
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7 |
Porphyritic Andesite |
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8 |
Diorite |
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10 |
Welded Tuff |
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11 |
Ash tuff |
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14 |
Red Granite |
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15 |
Gray Granite |
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16 |
Rhyolite (banded with flow structure) |
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17 |
Porphyritic Rhyolite |
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18 |
Obsidian |
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19 |
Pumice |
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20 |
Slate (red) |
Metamorphic |
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21 |
Slate (grey) |
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22 |
Phyllite |
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23 |
Mica Schist |
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24 |
Garnet Schist |
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25 |
Schist (Hornblende) (Another name for this rock is Amphibolite) |
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26 |
Schist (Glaucophane) (aka blue schist. Made from an amphibole called glaucophane) |
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27 |
Gneiss (many of these samples have augens in them and can be called augen gneiss) |
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29 |
Gneiss (Biotite) |
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30 |
Marble (Calcite) |
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counter |
Metaconglomerate (this is on the counter) |
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32 |
Breccia |
Sedimentary |
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33 |
Conglomerate |
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34 |
Graywacke Sandstone |
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35 |
Arkosic Sandstone |
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36 |
Siliceous Sandstone |
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37 |
Ferruginous Sandstone |
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38 |
Argillaceous Sandstone |
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39 |
Quartzite (look at this sample under the microscope) |
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40 |
Siltstone |
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41 |
Shale |
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42 |
Carbonaceous Shale |
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43 |
Massive Limestone |
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44 |
Coquina Limestone |
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45 |
Travertine Limestone |
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