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Rocks and Minerals Terminology

Some of the key words you will need to know to ace the Rox and Minerals exam.

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IntrusiveA rock formed underground
ExtrusiveA rock formed above ground
PlutonicA rock formed underground
VolcanicA rock formed above ground
Vesiclesgas pockets formed in a rock
MaficHigh density, dark igneous rocks
FelsicLow density, light colored igneous rocks
Continental Igneous RocksLight colored rocks formed at or below the surface of the land
Intermediate Igneous rocksRocks formed where the ocean crust and continental crust collide
Intermediate Igneous rock exampleAndes Mountains
Oceanic igneous rocksRocks formed in the ocean or beneath the ocean crust.
Ultra-mafic igneous rocksformed in the mantle
Pumiceextrusive, continental (occasionally intermediate) , vesicular, non-crystalline igneous rock
Rhyoliteless than 1 mm grain, continental extrusive, can vesicular or not, igneous rock
GraniteIntrusive, 1 mm - 10 mm grain size (coarse texture), continental formed igneous rock.
PegmatiteContinental, intrusive, 10mm or larger grain size, igneous rock
AndesiteIntermediate (50% light, 50% dark) extrusive, less than 1 mm grain size, fine textured igneous rock
DioriteIntermediate (50% LIGHT, 50% Dark), 1 mm - 10 mm grain size), coarse-grained igneous rock
BasaltExtrusive, oceanic less than 1mm fine grained Igneous rock
GabbroIntrusive, oceanic 1 mm to 10 mm grain size, coarse-grained igneous rock
PeridotiteIntrusive, mantle-formed, 1 mm - 10mm coarse grained igneous rock
Phaneritic textureGrains can be seen
AphaniticGrains cannot be seen
Conchoidal BreakA fracture that has a broken shell appearance.
ObsidianA Dark, glassy, continental (or intermediate...despite the darkness) non vesicular igneous rock
ScoriaExtrusive, oceanic less that 1 mm-grain sized igneous rock
FoliatedMinerals start to become aligned, are fully aligned or are banded
Non-FoliatedGrainy texture, "blurry" form of parent


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