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Identifying rocks, minerals and fossils
Introduction
What is a rock?
What is a mineral?
What is a fossil?
 Rock, mineral or 
    fossil?
Rock key
    Sedimentary
     Igneous
     
     Metamorphic
        Marble / 
            quartzite
        Crystal 
            band key
        Gneiss / 
            schist
        Layers key
        Slate
        Unknown 
        metamorphic

    Unknown
Mineral key
Fossil key
 Helpful books

     

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Metamorphic rocks - layers key 


Does your rock split into layers easily?

thumbnail image of westmorland green slate linking to further information about slate

                                                                     

thumbnail image of granite mica schist linking to general information about metamorphic rocks

Yes


No