Untitled spreadsheet - Sheet1

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igneous

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Rock type made from cooling lava or magma

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sedimentary

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Rock type made from pre-existing minerals that were broken down and cemented together:

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metamorphic

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Rock type made by alteration of pre-existing rocks by heat and pressure

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CaCo3

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The chemical formula of calcite:

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H2CO3

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The chemical formula of carbonic acid:

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SiO2

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The chemical formula of quartz

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C

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Chemical formula for diamond

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weathering

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The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

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erosion

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The removal of broken down rock fragments

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deposition

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The placement of rock fragments into a new location

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compaction

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The squeezing or crushing of sediment layers by newer layers on top

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cementation

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The bonding together of sediment pieces and layers

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chemical

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Type of sedimentary rock that comes from the precipitation of soluble minerals

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clastic

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Type of sedimentary rock that comes from small pieces of older rocks

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organic

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Type of sedimentary rock that comes from small pieces of shells and bones

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particle size

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Clastic sedimentary rocks are classified by

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limestone

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Sedimentary rock made primarily of calcite

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sandstone

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Sedimentary rock made primarily of quartz

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shale

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Sedimentary rock made primarily of clay

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halite

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sedimentary rock made primarily of salt

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coal

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sedimentary/metamorphic rock made of carbon from plants

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chalk

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sedimentary rock made primarily of microscopic shells

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conglomerate

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Sedimentary rock made of pebbles cemented together

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sand

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sediment that comes from the weathering of quartz

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clay

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sediment that comes from the weathering of feldspar

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peat

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sediment that comes from plant material

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salt

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sediment that comes from evaporation of large lakes and seas

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calcite

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sediment that comes from layers of shells, nature's cement

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precipitation

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When crystals form out of a saturated liquid solution

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soluble

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can be dissolved in water

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felsic

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composition of a lighter color, lighter weight rock, mainly feldspar and quartz

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mafic

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composition of a darker color, heavier weight rock, mainly magnesium and iron

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3

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number of visible crystal colors of COARSE-grained rocks

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2

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number of visible crystal colors of porphyry rocks

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1

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number of visible crystal colors of FINE-grained rocks

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vesicular

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rocks with air pocket holes

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porphyry

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rocks with large chunks in a smooth background

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granite

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Intrusive igneous rock with coarse grains made of quartz, feldspar, and mica

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obsidian

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Extrusive igneous rock with glassy texture and dark color

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tuff

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Extrusive igneous rock made by beds of fallen volcanic ash

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pumice

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Extrusive igneous rock full of air pockets with light color and light weight

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scoria

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Extrusive igneous rock with air pockets, but heavy with dark color

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oxygen

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the most common element in the earth's crust

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copper

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gives rocks a greenish blue color

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iron

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gives rocks an orange reddish color

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hexagonal

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crystal growth habit of quartz

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geode

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hollow space in a rock formation filled with crystals

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crystal habit

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the best way to identify a mineral

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foliation

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Banded or layered sheets

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Protolith

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the parent rock of a metamorphic rock:

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Quartzite

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metamorphic sandstone

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Gneiss

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metamorphic Granite

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schist

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metamorphic Basalt

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Slate

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metamorphic shale

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marble

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The metamorphic form of limestone:

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shells

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Common organic form of calcite:

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coral

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An organic marine formation of calcite:

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limestone

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Sedimentary rock layer made of calcite:

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undersea

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In what environment is limestone deposited?

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stalactites

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Downward hanging calcite columns in caves:

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stalagmites

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Upward rising calcite columns in caves: