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Assign3-102-1 Compatibility Mode ut References Mailings Rei Vie Design Layout Tell me what you want to dio . | | 1 Normal No Spac..Heading Heading 2 T Paragraph Styles Clue #1 : The chart below lists the minerals often found in these rocks. Study the mineral clue list and use the provided web links to determine 3 possible answers (a., b., c) for each sample number. Number Mineral Clue List Rock a. This rock is composed of the following 1. minerals calcite or microscopic crystals of calcite C. This rock is composed of the following minerals mostly clay (kaolin), some mica This rock is composed of the following9 3. minerals quartz, orthoclase, feldspar, mica, hornblende or amphibole Rock classification. Now/ that you've listed 3 potential rocks you wil now use the information listed below to help you narrow down your rock choices from Clue #1 above. For example Number 1 from Clue 1 is a sedimentary rock, which of the rocks from a., b. and c above are sedimentary? Clue #2 Number 1 (sedimentary rock)Explanation / Answer
Answer (1) - Calcite, microscopic crystal of calcite minerals is found in Sedimentary rocks.
a) Limestone - formed by minerals of calcium carbonates
b) Micritic limestone - These are microcrystaliine calcite varieties of limestone
c) Spary Calcite - its coarsly crystalline varieties of limestone.
Answer (2) - The rock composed of clay minerals and some mica is sedimetary rocks.
d) Shale - its composed of mainly clay minerals like kaolinite montmorillonite and mica chlorites.
e) Siltstone - rock containing silt size grains
f) Mudstone - its stucture less rock containing compected mud.
Answer (3) - The rock composed of Orthoclase feldspar, Quartz, mica Hornblende is Igneous rocks.
g) Granite - its acidic plutonic rocks composed of light coloured minerals such as potassium feldspars, Quartz accessory minerals mica and hornblende.
h) Syenite - Coarse grained light coloured rocks composed essentially K - feldspar, oligoclage accessory minerals mica and Hornblende.
i) Rhyolite - its similar to Granite but its volcanic equivalent of Granite.