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Define the three basic types of rocks exist on the planet Earth? What are their types and examples? What is the mechanism involved in their formation? How to identify/differentiate between them?

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Assessments

Answer to following questions: Define the three basic types of rocks exist on the planet Earth? What are their types and examples? What is the mechanism involved in their formation? How to identify/differentiate between them? How geological structures are formed due to fold and fault? What are their types? How to classify them? Which types […]

What depositional environments would you expect to find well-rounded cobbles and why would they be there? Name at least two different depositional settings.

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Assessments

Answer the three questions pertaining to different sedimentary settings and processes. The Journal should be at least one page in length and include diagrams/pictures to explain your geological answers. 1) What depositional environments would you expect to find well-rounded cobbles and why would they be there? Name at least two different depositional settings. 2) In […]

The Olympic Mountains in Washington state are made of sandstone, shale, and siltstone – rocks we expect to find on the seafloor. Explain how seafloor sedimentary rocks come to be found in the Olympic Mountains.

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Ambrose

The Olympic Mountains in Washington state are made of sandstone, shale, and siltstone – rocks we expect to find on the seafloor. Explain how seafloor sedimentary rocks come to be found in the Olympic Mountains.

How are the degree of sorting and rounding related to the transport (by water) of clastics? What does that tell you about a breccia vs. a conglomerate?Discuss

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Ambrose

1. What minerals are most abundant in detrital or clastic sedimentary rocks? Why? 2. What is the primary basis for distinguishing between clastic sedimentary rocks? 3. What is the primary basis for distinguishing among different chemical sedimentary rocks? 4. How are the degree of sorting and rounding related to the transport (by water) of clastics? What does […]