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Sedimentary Rocks
Lab Midterm 1 (Sedimentary Rocks)
10
Geology
Undergraduate 1
09/28/2012

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Conglomerate


Texture: Clastic

Mineral Composition: Clay

Sorting and Roundness: Well-rounded, poorly sorted

Fossils: No

Condition of Fossils: N/A

Inferred Depositional Conditions: creek

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Quartz Sandstone


Texture: Clastic

Mineral Composition: Quartz

Sorting and Rounded: Well-sorted

Fossils: No

Condition of Fossils: N/A

Inferred Depositional Condition: Beach, Desert

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Graywacke Sandstone


Texture: Clastic

Mineral Composition: Quartz/Rock Fragments

Sorting and Roundness: Well-Rounded, Moderately Sorted

Fossils: No

Condition of Fossils: N/A

Inferred Depositional Condition: Beach

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Arkosic Sandstone


Texture: Clastic

Mineral Compostion: Quartz/K-Spar

Sorting and Roundness: Well-Rounded

Fossils: No

]Condition of Fossils: N/A

Inferred Depositional Condition: Beach

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Shale


Texture: Clastic

Mineral Composition: Quartz

Sorting and Roundness: Well-Sorted

Fossils: No

Condition of Fossils: N/A

Inferred Depositional Condition: Ocean, Flood Plain, Lake

 

 

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Coquina


Texture: Chemical

Mineral Composition: Clay

Sorting and Roundness: Poorly Rounded, Well-Sorted

Fossils: No

Condition of Fossils: N/A

Inferred Depositional Condition: Beach

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Oolitic Limestone


Texture: Chemical

Mineral Composition: Calcite

Sorting and Roundess: ----

Fossils: No

Condition of Fossils: N/A

Inferred Depositional Condition: On Beach

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Micritic Limestone


Texture: Chemical

Mineral Composition: Calcite

Sorting and Roundness: ----

Fossils: No

Condition of Fossils: N/A

Inferred Depositional Condition: Deep, Deep Ocean

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Fossiliferous Limestone


Texture: Chemical

Mineral Composition: ----

Sorting and Roundness: ----

Fossils: Yes

Condition of Fossils: Varies

Inferred Depositional Condition: Shallow Ocean

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Soft Coal


Texture: Bio-Chemical

Mineral Composition: Organic Compounds

Sorting and Roundness: N/A

Fossils: No

Condition of Fossils: N/A

Inferred Depositional Condition: Swamp

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