Rocks and minerals
Name___________________________ Class_________________ Date____________
Match each of the following terms to its definition:
Felsic Gemstone Chemical sedimentary
rock
Crystal
Contact metamorphism Clastic sedimentary
rock
Fracture Cleavage
1. - sedimentary rock formed by the
chemical precipitation of mineral material from ocean water (such as
gypsum, limestone and halite)
2. - sedimentary rock composed of
fragments of other rock
3. - a physical property of minerals that
describes the way some minerals break on flat planes
4. - rock metamorphism caused by intense
heat from being in contact with or close to magma
5. - a solid substance with molecules
arranged in a repeated pattern
6. - a description of light-colored, silica-rich
igneous rocks
7. - the way a mineral looks when it breaks
along irregular surfaces
8. - a mineral that is often polished and
worn in jewelry; valued for its rarity and beauty
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felsic
gemstone
chemical sedimentary rock
crystal
contact metamorphism
clastic sedimentary rock
fracture
cleavage
felsic
gemstone
chemical sedimentary rock
crystal
contact metamorphism
clastic sedimentary rock
fracture
cleavage
felsic
gemstone
chemical sedimentary rock
crystal
contact metamorphism
clastic sedimentary rock
fracture
cleavage
felsic
gemstone
chemical sedimentary rock
crystal
contact metamorphism
clastic sedimentary rock
fracture
cleavage
felsic
gemstone
chemical sedimentary rock
crystal
contact metamorphism
clastic sedimentary rock
fracture
cleavage
felsic
gemstone
chemical sedimentary rock
crystal
contact metamorphism
clastic sedimentary rock
fracture
cleavage
felsic
gemstone
chemical sedimentary rock
crystal
contact metamorphism
clastic sedimentary rock
fracture
cleavage
felsic
gemstone
chemical sedimentary rock
crystal
contact metamorphism
clastic sedimentary rock
fracture
cleavage
