Rock and Mineral Identification

​Rock Identification Activity

​Rock Identification Activity

​Rock Name:	​Description:	​Classification:
​Example: #8 - Basalt	​Holes in it, rough, black.	​Igneous
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​Rock Identification Activity

​Some of the samples we look at this week might not be rocks at all.

These other samples are called minerals. Please note in your table if you find a mineral.

​Rock Identification Activity

1. Fossil (Brachiopod)

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

2. Gneiss

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

3. Feldspar

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

4. Slate

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

5. Sandstone (Banded)

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

6. Granite

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

1. Quartz (Milky)

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

8. Basalt (Vesicular)

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

9. Marble

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

10. Shale

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

11. Coquina

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

12. Gypsum (Selenite)

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

13. Calcite

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

14. Conglomerate

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

15. Halite (Granular)

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

16. Coal (Bituminous)

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

17. Pumice

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

18. Limestone

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

19. Rhyolite

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

20. Obsidian

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

21. Diatomite

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

22. Chert

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

23. Mica

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

24. Graphite

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

25. Hematite

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

26. Galena

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

27. Sulfur

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

28. Gabbro

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

29. Quartzite

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

30. Hornblende

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

31. Mudstone

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

32. Olivine

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

33. Pyroxene (Augite)

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

34. Azurite

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

35. Rose Quartz

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Mineral/Other

​Rock Identification Activity

36. Geode

Describe me in your table.

What Type of Rock am I?
(Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)

Multiple Choice

How did you classify this sample?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Mineral/Other