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What is not part of the definition of a mineral?
A. naturally occurring
B. liquid or solid
C. orderly internal structure
D. inorganic |
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Which groups of mineral is considered to be the hardest and softest known mineral in Mohs hardness scale?
A. quartz and diamond
B. calcite and corundum
C. corundum and chalk
D. diamond and talc |
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Which of the following minerals does not have cleavage?
A. halite
B. feldspar
C. quartz |
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Turbidites are sediments associate with turbidity current. These sediments are classified as
A. fining up the sequence
B. fining down the sequence |
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| A. fining up the sequence |
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Which of the following minerals is not a silicate?
A. quartz
B. feldspar
C. gypsum |
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Which of the following is a physical property of a mineral?
A. hardness
B. cleavage
C. color
D. all of the above |
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Which of the following minerals is a native element?
A. copper
B. quartz
C. feldspar |
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Which of the two pairs of minerals are polymorphs (two minerals with same the composition but different internal structure)?
A. diamond and graphite
B. silver and gold
C. halite and gypsum |
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Sedimentary rock can be altered to igneous rock by?
A. weathering and erosion
B. melting and freezing |
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One of these minerals is not an evaporate mineral.
A. halite
B. gypsum
C. andesite
D. anhydrite |
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Which of the following igneous rocks is the most coarsely crystalline?
A. diorite
B. rhyolite
C. basalt
D. andesite |
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What is the most common igneous rock; it forms the crust beneath the ocean?
A. basalt
B. granite
C. rhyolite |
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Which of the following minerals crystallizes at the highest temperature?
A. quartz
B. biotite
C. olivine |
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Which type of rock is most likely to contain fossils?
A. igneous
B sedimentary
C. metamorphic |
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Which of the following is not an organic sedimentary rock?
A. peat
B. lignite
C. sandstone |
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Which of the following sedimentary rock has the largest grain size?
A. sandstone
B. conglomerate
C. silt |
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Which of the following is not a type of carbonate sedimentary rock?
A. chalk
B. coquina
C. slate |
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During fall season, snow falls in the Rocky Mountains. The natural color of this snow is
A. white.
B. black.
C. red. |
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Well rounded grain is an indication of what?
A. long distance of transportation
B. short distance of transportation
C. intermediate distance of transportation |
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| A. long distance of transportation |
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Which of the following is not a foliated metamorphic rock?
A. phyllite
B. schist
C. marble |
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Which of the following metamorphic rocks has been exposed to the highest temperature and pressure?
A. slate
B. schist
C. gneiss |
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Which of the following non-foliated metamorphic rock forms by metamorphism of basalt?
A. greenstone
B. quartzite |
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Which type of metamorphism occurs as rock is heated by being adjacent to lava or magma?
A. regional metamorphism
B. contact metamorphism |
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Which metamorphic index mineral indicates the highest degree of metamorphism?
A. chlorite
B. staurolite
C. sillimante |
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Which igneous rock has the largest crystals?
A. intrusive igneous rock
B. extrusive igneous rock |
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| B. extrusive igneous rock |
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Which magma has the lowest viscosity (most water like) when it flows?
A. high silica
B. low silica |
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Peridotite is ultramafic intrusive igneous rock. Which extrusive igneous rock has the same composition?
A. rhyolite
B. andesite
C. such a rock does not exist |
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| C. such a rock does not exist |
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What element must be in a mineral to indicate the orientation of Earth’s magnetic field?
A. sodium
B. iron
C. oxygen |
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Greenstone is derived from ___________
A. low-grade metamorphism
B. high-grade metamorphism
C. intermediate-grade metamorphism |
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| A. low-grade metamorphism |
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Schist is derived from the regional metamorphism of ________
A. sandstone
B. shale
C. limestone |
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In a porphyritic igneous rock, the crystals are
A. all approximately the same sizes
B. too distinctly different sizes |
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| B. too distinctly different sizes |
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Which of the following is not a sedimentary rock?
A. shale
B. breccia
C. marble |
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The magnesium that replaces calcium when limestones are altered to dolostone (dolomite) comes from
A. seawater.
B. fresh water. |
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In general, the farther a sediment is transported from its source is contains
A. less quartz and becomes less rounded.
B. more feldspar and becomes less rounded.
C. contains more quartz and becomes more rounded.
D. contains less quartz and becomes more rounded. |
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| D. contains less quartz and becomes more rounded. |
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A coarse-grained sediment is generally a product of a
A. high-energy depositional environment.
B. low-energy depositional environment. |
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| B. low-energy depositional environment. |
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Stromatolites most commonly form in ____________ depositional environments
A. fluvial
B. tidal flat
C. abyssal plain |
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Which of the following is not a marine depositional environment?
A. continental slope
B. continental rise
C. abyssal plain
D. alluvial fan |
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Which of the following series of foliated metamorphic rocks is ordered from low-grade metamorphism to high-grade metamorphism?
A. gneiss, slate, schist, phyllite
B. slate, schist, phyllite, gneiss
C. slate, phyllite, gneiss, schist
D. slate, phyllite, schist, gneiss |
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| D. slate, phyllite, schist, gneiss |
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Which is the most common mineral in sandstone (because it is extremely resistant to weathering at near-surface conditions)?
A. feldspar
B. quartz
C. olivine
D. pyroxene |
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_______ are intrusive igneous rocks that are parallel to the grain of country rocks.
A. lava
B. sills
C. dykes |
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Which igneous rock pairs are intrusive and extrusive rocks of similar chemistry and mineralogy?
A. basalt and granite
B. basalt and rhyolite
C. rhyolite and granite
D. quartz and feldspar |
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______ are intrusive igneous rock structures that crosscut the country rock.
A. lava
B. sills
C. dykes |
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The fine extrusive equivalent of granite is
A. diorite.
B. basalt.
C. andesite. |
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One of these sub-environment of deposition is not considered as part of transitional environment.
A. lake
B. delta
C. beach
D. estuaries |
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What two major divisions of the continents constitute the craton?
A. shield and platform
B. orogenic belt and shield
C. orogenic belt and platform |
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In a lagoon and barrier island system the
A. lagoon is seaward of the barrier island.
B. lagoon is landward of the barrier island. |
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| B. lagoon is landward of the barrier island. |
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Glacial sediment deposits (till) are generally
A. well sorted.
B. poorly sorted. |
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Which of these two mechanisms of metamorphism generally affects the larger volume of rock?
A. contact metamorphism
B. regional metamorphism |
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| The answer to this question is “A.” |
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