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(1) Sample: 803-1
Minerals Present: partly decayed and compressed organic matter
Overall texture: vitrinite reflective
Rock Name: anthracite coal
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(2) Sample: RI-1
Minerals Present: rounded lithic fragments
Overall texture: stretched pebbles
Rock Name : meta-conglomerate
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All the rocks we studied in lab, their present minerals, textures, and name. NOTE: BECAUSE YOU DONT HAVE THE PHYSICAL SAMPLE, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ID ALL MINERALS PRESENT AS SOME MAY NOT BE PRESENT IN THE PHOTO. AS LONG AS YOU IDENTIFY THE MOST PREVALENT ONES, THAT IS GOOD ENOUGH.
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(1) Sample: 803-1
Minerals Present: partly decayed and compressed organic matter
Overall texture: vitrinite reflective
Rock Name: anthracite coal
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(2) Sample: RI-1
Minerals Present: rounded lithic fragments
Overall texture: stretched pebbles
Rock Name : meta-conglomerate
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(3) Sample: PS-338
Minerals Present: calcite, diopside, graphite
Overall texture: granoblastic
Rock Name: calcite + diopside + graphite marble
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(4) Sample: PS-337
Minerals Present: calcite, graphite
Overall texture: granoblastic (weakly foliated)
Rock Name: calcite + graphite marble
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(5) Sample: PS-318
Minerals Present: quartz
Overall texture: granoblastic (non-foliated)
Rock Name: quartzite
(6) Sample: PS - 317
Minerals Present: quartz
Overall texture: granoblastic (non-foliated)
Rock Name: quartzite
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(7) Sample: PS - 356
Minerals Present: muscovite, biotite, quartz
Overall texture: slatey
Rock Name: muscovite + biotite + quartz slate
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(8) Sample: PS - 330
Minerals Present: muscovite, biotite, quartz
Overall texture: phyllitic
Rock Name: muscovite + biotite + quartz phyllite
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(9) Sample: LF-20
Minerals Present: muscovite, biotite, quartz, garnet
Overall texture: phyllitic
Rock Name: muscovite + biotite + quartz + garnet phyllite
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(10) Sample: MR-N-12
Minerals Present: graphite , quartz
Overall texture: schistose
Rock Name: graphite + quartz schist
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(11) Sample: PS - 392
Minerals Present: chlorite, biotite
Overall texture: schistose
Rock Name: chlorite + biotite schist
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(12) Sample: MS-MET-9
Minerals Present: kyanite, quartz, K-feldspar, chlorite
Overall texture: non-foliated kyanite + quartz + K-feldspar + chlorite rock
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(13) Sample: PS - 390
Minerals Present: tremolite
Overall texture: schistose or non-foliated
Rock Name: tremolite schist or tremolite rock
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(14) Sample: MS-MET-6
Minerals Present: muscovite, biotite, quartz, andalusite, graphite
Overall Texture: phyllitic
Rock Name: muscovite + biotite + quartz + andalusite + graphite phyllite
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(15) Sample: META-1
Minerals Present: muscovite, quartz, garnet
Overall texture: schistose
Rock Name: muscovite + quartz + garnet schist
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16) Sample: PS - 400
Minerals Present: biotite, quartz, muscovite, staurolite
Overall texture: schistose
Rock Name: biotite + quartz + muscovite + staurolite schist
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(17) Sample: META-7
Minerals Present: muscovite, biotite, garnet
Overall texture: schistose
Rock Name: muscovite + biotite + garnet schist
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(18) Sample: PS - 391
Minerals Present: biotite, sillimanite
Overall texture: schistose
Rock Name: biotite + sillimanite schist
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(19) Sample: PS - 446
Minerals Present: sillimanite, magnetite, quartz, biotite
Overall texture: non-foliated
Rock Name: sillimanite + magnetite + quartz + biotite rock
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(20) Sample: BD-79
Minerals Present: feldspar, quartz, garnet, sillimanite, biotite
Overall texture: weakly gneissic
Rock Name: feldspar + quartz + garnet + sillimanite + biotite gneiss
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(21) Sample: META - 3
Minerals Present: garnet, quartz, biotite
Overall texture: weakly gneissic, or weakly schistose
Rock Name: garnet + quartz + biotite gneiss or schist
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(22) Sample: PS - 428
Minerals Present: plagioclase, hornblende
Overall texture: granoblastic or weakly gneissic
Rock Name: amphibolite or amphibolite gneiss
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(23) Sample: PS - 432
Minerals Present: plagioclase, hornblende, garnet
Overall texture: granoblastic or weakly gneissic
Rock Name: garnet amphibolite or garnet amphibolite gneiss
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(24) Sample: 470 - 42
Minerals Present: pyroxene, garnet, muscovite
Overall texture: granoblastic
Rock Name: eclogite
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(25) Sample: PS - 454 or R - 83.2
Minerals Present: glaucophane, muscovite, aragonite
Overall texture: phyllitic or weakly schistose
Rock Name: glaucophane + muscovite +aragonite phyllite or blueschist
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(26) Sample: META - 4
Minerals Present: feldspar, quartz, hornblende
Overall texture: gneissic
Rock Name: feldspar + quartz + hornblende gneiss
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(27) Sample: TS - 04
Minerals Present: K-feldspar, plagioclase, quartz, hornblende
Overall texture: strongly lineated
Rock Name: mylonite
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(28) Sample: PS - 411
Minerals Present: feldspar, quartz, biotite
Overall texture: gneissic (but with coarse-grained felsic bands, biotite-rich host rock)
Rock Name: migmatite