The Rocks & Minerals Challenge Game
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Review Minerals by Pictures and Attribute
Rocks: Drag & Drop -Identify by Name
Minerals: Drag & Drop -Identify by Name
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Rocks: Advance
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Rock Identification by Picture and Attribute
Explorers! Before you begin your journey, you need to recognize these geological specimens.
Begin by selecting one of the specimens pictured.
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Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
Name: Diorite
Classification: Igneous
Alternate Specimen(s)
Fichter, Lynn S.
James Madison University
Texture/Color:
phaneritic
black and white
Minerals Present:
amphibole, biotite, plagioclase, pyroxene
Intrusive or Extrusive?
intrusive
About this rock:
Salt and Pepper rock.
Igneous
Sedimentary