An authenticated user can step through the process to identify a rock.
- For 1.0, this feature only implements identification of glassy and fine-grained rocks. The authenticated user will answer questions to identity the rock.
- What is the grain size?
- Glassy (no visible grains)
- Is it light or dark?
- Light is Igneous - Quartz.
- Dark is Igneous - Obsidian.
- Is it light or dark?
- Fine Grained (not easy to see grains)
- Can the rock be stratched by a knife?
- Yes, and it is dense and brittle - Sedimentary - Chert.
- No
- Is it light in color?
- Yes, with glossy grains - Metamorphic - Quartzite.
- Yes, with dull grains - Igneous - Felsite.
- No
- Is it medium in color?
- Yes - Igneous - Andesite.
- No - It is dark in color.
- Does it fizz with acid?
- Yes, vigorously - Sedimentary - Limestone.
- Yes, with difficulty or with rock powder - Sedimentary - Dolomite.
- No
- Does it have layers?
- Yes, it splits easily into thin smooth sheets - Metamorphic - Slate
- Yes, it does not split easily - Metamorphic - Shale
- No, it does have slippery feel colored green to black - Metamorphic - Serpentine
- Does it fizz with acid?
- Is it medium in color?
- Is it light in color?
- Can the rock be stratched by a knife?
- Mixed Fine and Coarse
- Not in release 1.0
- Medium to Coarse
- Not in release 1.0