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BASALT
PERIDIOTITE
GRANODIORITE
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Intrusive
Relative Mineral Volume - 0% to 100%
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SimpleSedimentaryRockNamingCriteria
Particle Size Range
boulder
Rock Name
conglomerate if the fragments are
round in shape
breccia if the fragmen ts are
angular
gravel
conglomerate or breccia
sand
sandstone
mud
mudstone
CommonConstituentsandMinerals
Quartz,Feldspar,Biotite,Muscovite,Clays,LithicFragments
SimpleMetamorphicRockNamingCriteria
Structure
Foliated
Grainsize
Rock Name
No compositional banding
Very Fine
Slate
Phyllite
Coarse
Schist
Coarse
Gneiss
Fine to Coarse
Hornfels
Compositionally Banded
The bands or layers are composed
of a distinct set of two or three
different minerals.
No compositional banding
Unfoliated
Generally homogeneous
app earance
CommonConstituentsandMinerals
Quartz,Biotite,Muscovite,Clays,Feldspars,Amphibole,Chlorite