The Rocks & Minerals Challenge Game
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Review Rocks by Pictures and Attributes
Review Minerals by Pictures and Attribute
Rocks: Drag & Drop -Identify by Name
Minerals: Drag & Drop -Identify by Name
Rocks: Fill-In
Minerals: Fill-In
Rocks: Advance
Minerals: Advance
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: Gneiss
Alternate Specimen(s)
Fichter, Lynn S.
James Madison University
Classification: Metamorphic
Texture/Color:
foliated
Minerals Composition:
quartz, amphiboles, micas
Metamorphic Grade:
high
Parent Rock:
schist or granite
About this rock:
Minerals are segregated into bands as a result of high temperature and pressures.
Igneous
Sedimentary