LAB Report 2- Rocks - Practice 2 PDF

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1. Examine the rock outcrops shown in Figure 2.23 and determine whether each is igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic.  Outcrop A: Sedimentary  Outcrop B: Metamorphic  Outcrop C: Igneous 2. Match each of the metamorphic rocks listed below with one possible parent rock from the following list: bituminous coal, shale, limestone, slate, granite. sandstone.  Marble: Limestone  Slate: Shale  Phyllite: Slate  Gneiss: Phyllite, Slate, Granite  Quartzite: Quartz Sandstone  Anthracite: Bituminous Coal 3. Match each term or characteristic with the appropriate rock group.  Igneous rocks: E, I, K, M  Sedimentary rocks: B, D, F, H, J, N, O  Metamorphic rocks: A, C, G, L 4. Identify the foliated metamorphic rocks shown in Figure 2.24 and list them in order from lowest to highest metamorphic grade. a. Schist b. Gneiss c. Slate d. Phyllite    

Slate Phyllite Schist Gneiss

5. Identify each of the rocks shown in Figure 2.25 and the rock group to which each belong.  Scoria Igneous  Coquina Sedimentary  Granite Igneous  Obsidian Igneous  Gneiss Metamorphic  Shale Sedimentary  Conglomerate Sedimentary (last 2 pictures)...