Earth Science Laboratory

STUDY GUIDE FOR METAMORPHIC ROCKS

Yes or No Quartz, clay, mica, calcite, etc. quartz / muscovite / biotite / hornblende / garnet, etc. Foliated/Non-Foliated
No. Acid Rx Chief Minerals (or Matrix) Other Minerals Classification Rock Name
301 no clay minerals quartz? foliated slate (black)
302 no biotite, quartz foliated biotite gneiss
303 no quartz none non-foliated quartzite
304 no biotite, muscovite, quartz foliated mica schist
305 no biotite, quartz foliated biotite gneiss
306 no hornblende quartz foliated hornblende schist
307 yes calcite none non-foliated marble (white)
308 no no minerals (organic matter) no minerals (organic matter) non-foliated anthracite coal
309 no clay minerals quartz foliated phyllite
311 no muscovite, biotite, quartz garnet? foliated augen gneiss
314 no muscovite, biotite, quartz garnet foliated garnet mica schist
315 no biotite, quartz foliated biotite gneiss