Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 3LR
Match each term or characteristics with the appropriate rock group
| A. | Foliated texture |
| B. | Clastic texture |
| C. | Gneissic texture |
| D. | Chemical rocks |
| E. | Porphyntic texture |
| F. | Lithification |
| G. | Alignment of mineral grams |
| H. | Silt-size particles |
| I. | Vesicular texture |
| J. | Strata or beds |
| K. | Felsic composition |
| L. | Slaty texture |
| M. | Glassy texture |
| N. | Evaporite deposits |
| O. | Detrital rocks |
Igneous rocks: ________
Sedimentary rocks ______
Metamorphic rocks ________
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