What is the term for a LIGHT colored IGNEOUS rock?
Felsic
What is the term for dark colored igneous rocks?
Mafic
What is a sedimentary rock that is formed from pieces (clasts) of pre-existing rocks?
Clastic
A sedimentary rocks form by precipitation of minerals from water.
Chemical
Sedimentary Rocks that form from the accumulation and cementing of organic debris, such as leaves, roots, and other plant or animal material
Organic
Metamorphic rocks that are aligned like the pages in a book
Foliated
Metamorphic rocks that are do not have layers
Non Foliated
Mineral property that is the way light is reflected
luster
Mineral property that is resistance to being scratched
Hardness
Mineral property that is resistance to being scratched is tested on this scale
Moh's Hardness Scale
