Geol 201 - Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rocks Quiz

What are the properties of the metamorphic rock Quartzite?

Texture: Nonfoliated

Distinct Feature: 100% Quartz

Parent Rock: Sandstone

What are the properties of the metamorphic rock Schist?

Texture: Foliated

Distinct Feature: Shiny Texture

Parent Rock: Mudstone, Shale, Slate, or Phyllite

What are the properties of the metamorphic rock Marble?

Texture: Nonfoliated

Distinctive Feature: Contains veins

Parent Rock: Limestone

What are the properties of the metamorphic rock Gneiss?

Texture: Foliated

Distinctive Feature: Alternating bands of light and dark minerals.

Parent Rock: Mudstone, Shale, Slate, Phyllite, Schist, Granite, or Diorite

What are the properties of the sedimentary rock Shale?

Texture: Clastic

Classification: Detrial

Deposition: Shallow Marine, Delta, Marsh, Floodplain

What are the properties of the sedimentary rock Chert?

Texture: Microcrystalline

Classification: Chemical

Depostion: Deep Marine

What are the properties of the sedimentary rock Conglomerate?

Texture: Clastic

Classifcation: Detrial

Deposition: Streams

What are the properties of the sedimentary rock Rock Gypsum?

Texture: Crystalline

Classification: Chemical

Deposition: Playa (dryland)

What are the properties of the sedimentary rock Bituminous Coal?

Texture: Clastic

Classification: Biochemical

Deposition: Bog, Marsh

What are the properties of the sedimentary rock Arkose?

Texture: Clastic

Classification: Detrial

Depostion: Alluvial Fan, Stream