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Geo Lab Final Flashcards

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Mindat

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Information about rocks and minerals, no ads, blue UI

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USGS NGMDB

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Geological maps and information, white background

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Sketchfab

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3D STL files

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Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

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Pictures of a walkthrough museum

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Google Earth

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World map view with a blue globe logo

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BioInteractive / EarthViewer

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Old looking UI with the timescale on the left side with a globe

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Geology.com

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Older website with ads, information about rocks and minerals

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Paleobiodb

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Picture of the 2D earth with the timescale on the bottom with taxon on the right

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Scientific Method

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process used to test and verify a hypothesis, involves observing, asking questions, and seeking answers through tests and experiments

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Hypothesis

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Focuses on a specific testable idea, asking a question that will be proved

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Quartz

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Pink Color & Vitreous Luster

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Amphilbole

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Grey/Black Color & Non-Metallic Luster

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Biotite Mica

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Brown Color & Non-Metallic Luster

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Calcite

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White Color & Waxy Luster

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Gypsum

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Grey Color & Vitreous Luster

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Halite

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Clear Color & Glassy Luster

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Hematite

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Red Color & Metallic Luster

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Muscovite Mica

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Brown/Clear Color & Vitreous Luster

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Olivine

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Green Color & Non-Metallic Luster

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Orthoclase Feldspar

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Salmon Pink Color & Non-Metallic Luster

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Plagioclase Feldspar

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White Orange Color & Earthy Luster

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Pyrite

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Gold Color & Metallic Luster

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Pyroxene

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Dark Green / Dark Brown Color & Vitreous / Earthly Luster

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Andesite

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Aphanitic Texture & Felsic Composition

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Basalt
Aphanitic Texture & Mafic Composition
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Diorite
Phaneritic Texture & Felsic Composition
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Gabbro
Phaneritic Texture & Mafic Composition
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Granite
Phaneritic Texture & Felsic Composition
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Obsidian
Glassy Texture & Felsic Composition
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Peridotite
Phaneritic Texture & Mafic Composition
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Pumice
Porphyritic Texture & Mafic Composition
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Rhyolite
Aphanitic Texture & Felsic Composition
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Scoria
Porphyritic Texture & Mafic Composition
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Arenite
Clastic & Quartz and Feldspar
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Arkose
Clastic & Quartz and Feldspar
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Breccia
Clastic & Mud, silt, sand or silica
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Conglomerate
Clastic & Sand, silt, clay
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Greywacke
Clastic & Clay and silt with Feldspar and Quartz
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Shale
Clastic & Clay and Quartz
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Siltstone
Clastic & Quartz and Clay
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Chalk
Non-clastic & Calcite
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Chert / Flint
Non-clastic & Micro-quartz / silicon dioxide
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Dolostone
Non-clastic & Dolomite and Limestone
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Limestone (Crystalline)
Non-clastic & Calcium Carbonate and Quartz
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Limestone (Fossiliferous)
Non-clastic & Marine invertebrates
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Limestone (Micritic)
Non-clastic & Calcium carbonate
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Limestone (Oolitic)
Non-clastic & Calcium carbonate
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Anthracite Coal
Non-clastic & Primarily carbon
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Bituminous Coal
Non-clastic & Carbon
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Lignite
Non-clastic & Carbon
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Peat
Non-clastic & Plant matter
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Gneiss
Foliated & Quarts, Feldspar, Biotite, Hornblende
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Phyllite
Foliated & Mica and Quartz
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Schist
Foliated & Mica and Quartz
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Slate
Foliated & Quartz, Mica, Hematite, Pyrite
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Marble
Non-Foliated & Calcium carbonate
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Quartzite
Non-foliated & Quartz
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Trilobites
Arthropoda & Trilobita
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Brachiopods
Brachiopoda & Articula
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Bryozoans
Bryozoa & Fenestrata
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Rugose Corals
Cnidaria & Anthozoa
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Tabulate Corals
Cnidaria & Anthozoa
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Scleractinian Corals
Cnidaria & Anthozoa
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Blastoids
Echinodermata & Blastoidea
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Crinoids
Echinodermata & Crinoidea
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Enchinoids
Echinodermata & Echinoidea
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Graptolites
Hemichordata & Grapholithina
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Bivalves
Mollusca & Bivalvia / Pelecypoda
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Ammonoids
Mollusca & Cephalopoda
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Belemnoids
Mollusca & Cephalopoda
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Orthocone Nautiloids
Mollusca & Cephalopoda
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Gastropods
Mollusca & Gastropoda
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Scaphopods
Mollusca & Scaphopoda
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