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Get out you ESRT and a piece of Get out you ESRT and a piece of paperpaper
The following questions are from The following questions are from your ESRT.your ESRT.
You’ll have a minute per question…You’ll have a minute per question…
Question 1Question 1
What is foliation?What is foliation?
Question 2Question 2
What are the two types on What are the two types on Metamorphism?Metamorphism?
Question 3Question 3
How can you test if a rock is Marble How can you test if a rock is Marble or Quartzite?or Quartzite?
Question 4Question 4
I am a foliated metamorphic rock I am a foliated metamorphic rock with a coarse texture made from with a coarse texture made from high grade metamorphism. What am high grade metamorphism. What am I?I?
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What is foliation?What is foliation? Foliation is the alignment of mineralsFoliation is the alignment of minerals
What are the two types on Metamorphism?What are the two types on Metamorphism? Contact and RegionalContact and Regional
How can you test if a rock is Marble or How can you test if a rock is Marble or Quartzite?Quartzite? Marble bubbles with acid and Quartzite doesn’t.Marble bubbles with acid and Quartzite doesn’t.
I am a foliated metamorphic rock I am a foliated metamorphic rock GneissGneiss
SEDIMENTARY SEDIMENTARY ROCKSROCKS
Sedimentary rocksSedimentary rocks
How are sedimentary rocks formed? How are sedimentary rocks formed?
What do sedimentary rocks look like?What do sedimentary rocks look like?
What do the characteristics tell us about the What do the characteristics tell us about the rock?rock?
What are sedimentary rocks used for?What are sedimentary rocks used for?
How do you use page 7 of the ESRT for How do you use page 7 of the ESRT for sedimentary rocks?sedimentary rocks?
How are sedimentary How are sedimentary rocks formed?rocks formed?
Sedimentary rocks are formed Sedimentary rocks are formed through:through:
1.1. ErosionErosion
2.2. DepositionDeposition
3.3. CompactionCompaction
4.4. CementationCementation
……At the earth’s surface usually from At the earth’s surface usually from other rocks.other rocks.
How are sedimentary How are sedimentary rocks formed?rocks formed?
Step one is:Step one is:
ErosionErosion of elevated of elevated land such as land such as mountainsmountains
How are sedimentary How are sedimentary rocks formed?rocks formed?
Step two is:Step two is:
DepositionDeposition of the of the eroded materialeroded material
How are sedimentary How are sedimentary rocks formed?rocks formed?
Step three is:Step three is:
CompactionCompaction of of buried sediment buried sediment over timeover time
How are sedimentary How are sedimentary rocks formed?rocks formed?
Step four is:Step four is:
CementationCementation of the of the particles into a particles into a solid rocksolid rock
Many times sand is Many times sand is the glue!the glue!
What do sedimentary What do sedimentary rocks look like?rocks look like?
Three types of sedimentary rocksThree types of sedimentary rocks
1.1.ClasticClastic - sediments cemented together - sediments cemented together
2.2.Crystalline Crystalline – Nonclastic (chemical)– Nonclastic (chemical)
3.3.BioclasticBioclastic - organic material - organic material
What do sedimentary What do sedimentary rocks look like?rocks look like?
Clastic rocks are Clastic rocks are made of particles made of particles cemented together cemented together such as:such as:
1.1. Clay - shaleClay - shale
2.2. Silt - siltstoneSilt - siltstone
3.3. Sand - sandstoneSand - sandstone
4.4. Pebbles - Pebbles - conglomerateconglomerate
What do sedimentary What do sedimentary rocks look like?rocks look like?
Clay/silt
shale
sand
sandstone
What do sedimentary What do sedimentary rocks look like?rocks look like?
Crystalline rocksCrystalline rocks are are pure cement such as:pure cement such as:
1.1. Rock saltRock salt
2.2. Rock gypsumRock gypsum
3.3. Limestone (has Limestone (has fossils)fossils)
Crystalline rocks Crystalline rocks formationformation
These rocks from These rocks from evaporation of sea evaporation of sea waterwater and and chemical precipitation.chemical precipitation.
What do sedimentary What do sedimentary rocks look like?rocks look like?
Biological Biological (bioclastic)(bioclastic) rocks are formed rocks are formed through organic through organic remains such as:remains such as:
1.1. CoalCoal
2.2. Limestone (has Limestone (has fossils)fossils)
What do characteristics What do characteristics tell us about the rock?tell us about the rock?
Grain size is evidence of environmentGrain size is evidence of environment where rock formedwhere rock formed
Fossils give cluesFossils give clues to past life and to past life and climateclimate
What do characteristics What do characteristics tell us about the rock?tell us about the rock?
What do characteristics What do characteristics tell us about the rock?tell us about the rock?
What are sedimentary What are sedimentary rocks used for?rocks used for?
How to use ESRT page 7 How to use ESRT page 7 - sedimentary rocks?- sedimentary rocks?
Steps to ID a Steps to ID a Sedimentary RockSedimentary Rock
TextureTexture Clasitc, Crystalline or BioclasticClasitc, Crystalline or Bioclastic
Grain sizeGrain size CompositionComposition What it looks likeWhat it looks like Fossils? Other features like ripple Fossils? Other features like ripple
marks?marks?