The Rocks & Minerals Challenge Game
 
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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Igneous
         
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Name: Granite
Classification: Igneous
Alternate Specimen(s)
Fichter, Lynn S.
James Madison University
Texture/Color:
phaneritic/ pink, white, black, and gray
Minerals Present:
quartz, othoclase, muscovite, biotite, plagioclase, amphibole
Intrusive or Extrusive?
intrusive
About this rock: The most common of intrusive igneous rocks. Coarse grained. Indicative of deep mountain cores and extensive tectonic uplift.
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