Lab 6 - Metamorphic Rocks (Box #4)

Minerals - Samples 1-7

1. Graphite

2. Garnet

3. Talc

4. Staurolite

5. Chlorite

6. Kyanite

7. Biotite

Rocks- Samples 13-24

13. Gneiss - Zebra
14. Quartzite

15. Slate

16. Amphibole Schist - Needle-like pieces in here are Amphibole

17. Mica Schist
18. Soapstone

19. Bituminous Coal

20. Chlorite Schist

21. Marble

22. Serpentine

23. Garnet Schist

24. Phyllite

Lab 5 - Sedimentary Rocks (Box #3)

Minerals - Samples 1-7

1. Hematite

2. Calcite

3. Halite

4. Kaolinite

5. Dolomite

6. Gypsum

7. Limonite - yellowish mustard stuff

Rocks - Samples 11-24

11. Quartz Sandstone

12. Breccia - Latin word meaning "broken" = angular pieces of gravel

13. Shale

14. Rock Salt

15. Rock Gypsum
16. Arkose

17. Chert

18. Bitominous Coal

19. Conglomerate - rounded pieces of gravel

20. Travertine - think old cheese

21. Coquina - a bunch of shells

22. Fossiliferous Limestone

23. Micrite

24. Greywacke

Lab 3 - Igneous Rocks (Box #2)

Minerals - Samples 1-6

1. Biotite (Mica) - flaky, shiny, stuff used in makeup

2. Potassium Feldspar (K-Spar)

3. Anorthite- rainbowish/aquaish iridescence

4. Pyroxene

5. Olivine

6. Albite

Rocks - Samples 13-23

13. Granite

14. Porphyritic Rhyolite

15. Porphyritic Basalt

16. Gabbro

17. Peridotite

18. PICTURE MISSING OF ANDESITE

19. Pumice

20. Diorite- Salt and Pepper

21. Obsidian - Glassy

22. Granite (again!)

23. Scoria