Fill in the blank to complete the sentence.
______________ describes the size, shape and arrangement of mineral grains of a rock.
Texture
something elsa
The specific term that describes the size, shape, and arrangement of mineral grains of a rock is called texture.
If granite is an igneous rock, which of these best explain how it formed?
Hints
a.
Through the transformation of a pre-existing rock.
b.
Slowly from the crystallization of magma.
c.
Neither explanation is correct.
b. Slowly from the crystallization of magma.
Identify the minerals by the color of their streak. Choose the answer that best fills in the blanks:
Mineral A is ______; Mineral B is ________; Mineral C is __________
Hints
a.
Pyrite; Cinnabar; Hematite
b.
Hematite; Pyrite; Cinnabar
c.
Cinnabar; Hematite; Pyrite
d.
Hematite; Cinnabar; Pyrite
a. Pyrite; Cinnabar; Hematite
b.
Hematite; Pyrite; Cinnabar
Apologies for the previous incorrect response. The correct answer is:
d. Hematite; Cinnabar; Pyrite