Rocks
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- 3. Study of the Earth.Including rocks.
- 4. Also known as "halite".
- 8. Rock formed when magma cools.
- 9. Rock formed from the products of an explosive volcanic eruption.
- 11. A fine grained sedimentary rock.I the category of "mudstones".
- 12. Used for making statues, counters, and buildings. A game is named after this stone.
- 14. Small, flat surfaces that are shiny or sparkly, like tiny mirrors.
- 19. Extreme igneous rocks that are formed during the final stage of a magma's crystallization
- 21. Organic sedimentary rock that forms from the preservation of plant materials. Popular fossil fuel.
- 22. A metamorphic rock composed entirely of quartz.
- 26. Individual stone grains visible in a rock.
- 27. Sedimentary rock composed of silt-sized particles.
- 29. When wind and water break down a rock.
- 30. Holes like Swiss cheese in the rock.
- 33. A clastic sedimentary rock, that are composed of large angular fragments.
- 34. When layers of sediment stack up.
- 35. When a rock erodes it forms ___.
- 36. Contains large rounded clasts.
- 39. A metamorphic rock that is blue. It is used as a gemstone.
- 40. An igneous rock. This rock can float in water.
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- 1. An igneous rock with very high silica content. Pink in color.
- 2. The process when magma turns into a rock.
- 3. An igneous rock, used for most architectural purposes.
- 5. Igneous rock that looks like black glass, due to the fast cooling rate.
- 6. A solid material
- 7. Formed by the alternation of a shale stone.
- 10. Used in most steels.
- 13. A dark colored igneous rock. It has bubble like cavities.
- 15. A rock that has a soapy feeling.
- 16. Used to filter beer.
- 17. Made up mainly of very fine-grained mica.
- 18. A sedimentary rock. Was used for the tip of arrows back in the day.
- 20. Rock formed under the surface of the earth from a change due to intense heat.
- 23. Igneous rock that is usually dark green or black in color.
- 24. Also known as dolostone.
- 25. The process when a rock turns into magma.
- 28. Formed of silicon dioxide.
- 31. Rock formed from particles of sand, shells, pebbles, and other fragments.
- 32. Imprints of leaves, shells, insects, or other items in the rock.
- 37. A foliated metamorphic rock. Identified by its bands.
- 38. Rock composed of granite and basalt.