Rocks in nature
Igneous rocks by texture and color
glassy
aphanetic-fine small crystals
phanerteic- slowly in magma chambers
pegmatitic
polyphyretic- mixed cooling
pryclastic
sedimentary rocks
grain composition
rounding
sorting
size- energy of enviromental
composition- local or no local rocks
rounding- distance that it has treveled
sorting- consistancy applied to the environment
chemical
limestone carbonates grain compostion- shells fossils
gypsum evopating lake
coal- pure carbon
fossil inclusions matine, forest ,
metamorhic rocks
-foliated mineral compostion smeared
-nonfoliated- marbled carbonate limestone
-not all rocks look perfect
-enviromental contect clues
geological context
is this rock common in this area or outlier
does the rock contain any visable minerals that you are in contact with
does the rock contain any fossils mostly sedimentary