Minerals
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Miscellaneous
100
Identify two minerals commonly used in jewelry
Hematite, pyroxene, amphibole, olivine, quartz, garnet
100
Which mineral commonly gives granite a pink color?
Potassium feldspar
100
What evidence(s) suggest that the following limestone is bioclastic
Presence of shells
100
Which rock is MOST metamorphosed?
a) Slate
b) Phyllite
c) Schist
d) Gneiss
Gneiss
100
This igneous rock is
Basalt
200
Identify one mineral that will scratch Halite but not Fluorite
Biotite, calcite, dolomite
200
Peridotite is compose of which two minerals
Pyroxene and Olivine
200
Sediment of 0.0007 cm are compacted and cemented together. This would create
Siltstone
200
Which mineral is found in all foliated metamorphic rocks?
Mica
200
How would gneiss become granite?
Melting and solidification
300
Identify the luster and breaking pattern (fracture or cleavage) of the following image
Metallic and cleavage
300
Vesicular textures are indicative of
a) rapid cooling deep in the Earth's interior
b) rapid cooling on Earth's surface
c) slow cooling deep in the Earth's interior
d) slow cooling on Earth's surface
B
300
As oceanwater evaporated, rock salt was deposited by the Dead Sea. What three other rock was likely formed the same way?
Rock gypsum, dolostone, limestone
300
How is slate formed from shale?
Regional metamorphism, adding heat and pressure
300
Identify one igneous rock that cooled slowly and contains pyroxene
Diorite, gabbro, peridotite, diabase
400
Deepsea minerals are often mafic and contain iron and magnesium. Identify two mafic minerals
Biotite, pyroxene, amphibole, olivine
400
Identify the mineral crystals seen in basaltic glass
There are none. Glassy is non-crystalline therefore no minerals seen
400
Which sedimentary rock should only bubble if powdered?
Dolostone
400
What is the easiest way to compare quartzite and marble?
Acid-test
400
Name this texture
Foliated/ foliation/ banding
500
Mineral properties are determined by
Internal arrangement of atoms
500
Continental crust is usually granitic. Which rock are you MOST likely to find on a continental volcano?
a) Obsidian
b) Scoria
c) Basalt
d) Pegmatite
Obsidian
500
Theoretically, if a student cries and I were to use their tears to flavor my food. How would I go about creating the salt?
Collect and evaporate the tears.
500
Compare how conglomerate and metaconglomerate should look
Conglomerate should have rounded fragments and metaconglomerate should have those fragments distorted
500
Compare the composition, color and density of rhyolite and basalt
Rhyolite is lighter, felsic and less dense
Basalt is darker, mafic and more dense