Most Unreliable Characteristic for Identifying a Mineral
Color
Where and from what did the rocks form?
A B
A 1) Below Ground from Magma
B 2) Above Ground from Lava
What are sedimentary rocks?
Rocks formed from weathered sediments of other rocks
Foliated or Non-Foliated
NON-FOLIATED
That's a piece of Granite SILLY!!
No Mineral Alignment
1) Name what mineral(s) bubble
2) Name what rock(s) bubble
1) Calcite. (BONUS if you get "Crushed Dolomite)
2) Limestone, Marble
(Bonus if bet "crushed dolostone)
How the true color of mineral is found???
of the Streak Plate!
List Characteristics of Pumice. Be Specific!!
More than 4 right DOUBLE POINTS
Low Density. Light Colored
Extrusive. Volcanic
Non-Crystalline/Glassy
Vesicular. Felsic
Name two Bioclastic Sedimentary Rocks
Bituminous Coal
Limestone
Which Type of Metamorphism? Regional Or Contact
Contact Metamorphism
Which Mineral identification characteristic is being displayed in the above picture
Type of Luster
Metallic Vs Non Metallic
1) Predictable Breakage (in planes)
2) Random Breakage
1) Cleavage
2) Fracture
Describe his pants in "Igneous Rock Terms" If you get more than 4 DOUBLE POINTS
Mafic. >than 4 right DOUBLE POINTS
Vesicular
Extrusive
Dark Color
High Density
Volcanic
How is rock salt formed?
Evaporation/Precipitation from Water
Describe or Draw How would fossils look in a metamorphic rock.
Shale--> Slate-->1) ????-->Schist--> 2) ?????
3) What do arrows represent?
1)Phyllite
2) Gneiss
3) Heat/Pressure
What are the physical and chemical properties of a mineral determined by?
(Think graphite vs diamond.... both are carbon!)
Internal Arrangement of Atoms
1) Measurement for Mineral Crystal Size for Extrusive Rocks
2) Measurement for Mineral Crystal Size for Intrusive Rocks
3)(Give other name for above & below ground Roman god names)
Extrusive < 1mm
Intrusive > 1mm
Volcanic/Plutonic
Clastic Sedimentary Rocks are lithified by which two processes?
Pebbles------>Conglomerate
Sand----->Sandstone
Cementation
Compaction
Foliated or Mineral Alignment
Banding, Gneiss, Alternating Light & Dark
To be a mineral a substance must meet 5 criteria. What are the criteria?
Naturally Occuring
Solid
Inorganic
Definite Chemical Composition
Ordered Internal Structure
Name the Lamps
Lava Lamp Above Ground
Magma Lamp Below Ground
1) Which two rock categories would be found in the Mantle but not in the Lithosphere (Crust)?
2) Why would the third rock category not be in Mantle?
1) Igneous & Metamorphic
2) Sedimentary, No weathering/deposition, compaction..cementation...
Draw a picture of Regional Metamorphism
1) Would this extrusive igneous rock have high or low density?
2) What would rock look like?
1) High mafic (rich in Fe & Mg)
2) Dark, Vesicles, Glassy