Rocks
The following rocks will
need to be identified during your lab practical exam in November 2007. You
should be able to identify these specimen by sight, as well as, by using the
examination techniques learned in lab. Each station will be timed.
***Note: the only rocks used for
identification on the test will be those whose picture is found in your text
or lab handout. Use your text and lab handout as study guides.
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ryolite
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andesite (or ryolite) porphyry
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granite
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scoria
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pumice
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obsidian
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basalt
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diorite
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conglomerate
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breccia
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sandstone
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shale
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coquina
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fossiliferous limestone
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bituminous coal
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phyllite
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schist
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gneiss
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marble
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anthracite coal
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quartzite
Minerals
The following minerals
will need to be identified during your lab practical exam in November 2007.
You should be able to identify these specimen by sight, as well as, by using
the examination techniques learned in lab. Each station will be timed.
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Apatite
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Azurite
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Bauxite
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Beryl
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Biotite and Muscovite Mica
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Calcite
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Corundum
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Fluorite
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Franklinite
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Galena
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Garnet
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Graphite
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Gypsum
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Halite
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Hematite (Specularite)
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Hornblende
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Kaolinite
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Limonite
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Magnetite
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Olivine
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Pyrite
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Quartz (rose, smoky, and milky varieties)
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Sulfur
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Talc
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Willimite
Use the following websites
in your mineral investigation:
http://mineral.galleries.com/