GEL 1008
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY

Physical Geology On-line Lab

Exercise 4: Sedimentary Rocks

Sedimentary rocks to identify
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rock S1

gravel size sediment, no reaction to acid

rock S2

gravel size sediment, no reaction to acid

rock S3

sand size sediment, no reaction to acid

rock S4

sand size sediment, no reaction to acid

rock S5

clay size sediment, no reaction to acid, breaks in thin, brittle layers

rock S6

micro-crystalline, no reaction to acid, scratches glass

rock S7

light weight, no reaction to acid, small leaf impressions

rock S8

crystalline, no reaction to acid, layered, can be scratched with a fingernail

rock S9

crystalline, no reaction to acid, cubic cleavage, tastes like salt

rock S10

weak reaction to acid, gritty feel

rock S11

strong reaction to acid, powdery

rock S12

strong reaction to acid; small sand-sized spheres

rock S13

strong reaction to acid, fossil shell fragments with not much cement matrix

rock S14

strong reaction to acid, very smooth, no visible grains or fossils

rock S15

strong reaction to acid, layers, large sand to pebble-sized fragments, but no fossil shells

rock S16

strong reaction to acid, fossil shell fragments with a dense cement matrix

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