Learn: Rock Types - Memorize.com - Remember and Understand

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Geology... Want to learn about rock compositions?

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Rock Name	Rock Type	Rock Composition
Ryolite	Igneous	Felsic
Diorite	Igneous	Intermediate
Obsidian	Igneous	Felsic
Sandstone	Sedimentary	Clastic
Arkosic Sandstone	Sedimentary	Clastic
Mudstone	Sedimentary	Clastic
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Rock Name	Rock Type	Rock Composition
Shale	Sedimentary	Clastic
Oolitic Limestone	Sedimentary	Chemical
Micritic Limestone	Sedimentary	Chemical
Fossiliferous Limestone	Sedimentary	Chemical
Chalk	Sedimentary	Chemical
Peat	Sedimentary	Organic
Slate	Metamorphic	Shale
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Question	Answer	Column 3	Column 4
needs image	Granite	Igneous	Felsic
needs image	Basalt	Igneous	Mafic
needs image	Gabbro	Igneous	Mafic
needs image	Scoria	Igneous	Mafic
needs image	Conglomerate	Sedimentary	Clastic
needs image	Breccia	Sedimentary	Clastic
needs image	Chert	Sedimentary	Chemical
needs image	Rock Salt	Sedimentary	Chemical
needs image	Bituminus Coal	Sedimentary	Organic
needs image	Coquina	Sedimentary	Organic
needs image	Phyllite	Metamorphic	Slate
needs image	Schist	Metamorphic	Any Rock
needs image	Gneiss	Metamorphic	Any Rock
needs image	Quartzite	Metamorphic	Sandstone or Chert
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