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
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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: Breccia
Alternate
Specimen(s)
Fichter, Lynn S.
James Madison University
Classification: Sedimentary
Mineral Compostion:
depends on the composition of the rock fragments
Texture and Distinguishing Properties:
coarse angular clasts
How Did the Rock Form?
deposited close to the source.
About this rock:
Volcanic breccias are also common around rhyolitic and andesitic volcanoes.
Igneous
Sedimentary