Minerals
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Misc
100

Most Unreliable Characteristic for Identifying a Mineral

Color

100

Where did the rocks form?

              A                                          B

A 1) Below Ground from Magma

B 2) Above Ground from Lava

100

What are sedimentary rocks?

Rocks formed from weathered sediments of other rocks

100

Foliated or Non-Foliated

NON-FOLIATED

That's a piece of Granite SILLY!!  

No Mineral Alignment  

100

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)


200

How the true color of mineral is found???

of the Streak Plate!

200

List Characteristics of Pumice. Be Specific!!

More than 4 right DOUBLE POINTS 

Low Density. Light Colored

Extrusive. Volcanic

Non-Crystalline/Glassy

Vesicular. Felsic


200

Name two Bioclastic Sedimentary Rocks

Bituminous Coal

Limestone

200

Which Type of Metamorphism?  Regional Or Contact

Contact Metamorphism

200

Which Mineral identification characteristic is being to tell the difference between the top teeth and bottom?

Type of Luster

Metallic Vs Non Metallic

300

1) Predictable Breakage (in planes)

2) Random Breakage 

1) Cleavage 

2) Fracture

300

 

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

300

How is rock salt formed?

Evaporation/Precipitation from Water 


300

Describe or Draw How would fossils look in a metamorphic rock.


300

Shale--> Slate-->1) ????-->Schist--> 2) ?????

3) What do arrows represent?

1)Phyllite    

2) Gneiss

3) Heat/Pressure

400

What are the physical and chemical properties of a mineral determined by?  

(Think graphite vs diamond.... both are carbon!)

Internal Arrangement of Atoms

400

1) Mineral Crystal Size for Extrusive Rocks 

2) Mineral Crystal Size for Intrusive Rocks 

3)( DOUBLE POINTS) Give other name for above & below ground Roman god names) 

1) Small < 1mm 

2) Large > 1mm 

3)Volcanic/Plutonic

400

Clastic Sedimentary Rocks are lithified by which two processes?  

Pebbles------>Conglomerate

Sand----->Sandstone

Cementation 

Compaction

400

What Type Texture does the field depict?

Foliated or Mineral Alignment


400

What texture type would the blanket exhibit?

Banding, Gneiss, Alternating Light & Dark

500

To be a mineral a substance must meet 5 criteria.  What are the criteria?

Naturally Occuring

Solid

Inorganic

Definite Chemical Composition

Ordered Internal Structure

500

Name the Lamps

Lava Lamp Above Ground

Magma Lamp Below Ground


500

1) Which two rock categories (igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary) would be found in the Mantle but not in the Lithosphere (Crust)?


2) (DOUBLE POINTS) Why would the other rock type not be in Mantle?  

1) Igneous & Metamorphic

2) Sedimentary, No weathering/deposition, compaction..cementation...

500

Draw a picture of Regional Metamorphism

500

1) Would this extrusive igneous rock have high or low density?

2) What rock would might it become?


1) High mafic (rich in Fe & Mg)

2) Scoria, Basaltic Glass, or Vesicular Basalt


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