The Rocks & Minerals Challenge Game
 
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
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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.
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Igneous
   
Sedimentary
     
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