Geology Lab Exam 3

Arkose

Banded sandstone

Shale

Breccia

Sandstone

Conglomerate

Siltstone

Encrinal limestone

Shelly limestone

Travertine

Chert

Rock salt

Chalk

Lignite coal

Bituminous coal

Arkose

Sand

Moderate

Angular

Alluvial fan

Banded sandstone

Sand

Well

Rounded

River channels, flood plains, river deltas, desert dunes, lakes, beaches, shallow marines

Shale

Clay

Well

Rounded

River channels, flood plains, river deltas, lakes, beaches, lagoons, shallow marines, deep marines

Breccia

Pebble

Poor

Angular

Alluvial fan

Sandstone

Sand

Well

Rounded

Sandstone

River channel, flood plains, river deltas, desert dunes, lakes, beaches, shallow marines

Conglomerate

Pebble

Poor

Angular

Beaches, River channels

Siltstone

Silt

Well

Rounded

River channels, flood plains, river deltas, lakes, beaches, shallow marines

Encrinal limestone

Crinoids (marine fossils)

Organic

Lagoons, shallow marines, deep marines, reefs

Shelly limestone

Shells

Organic

Lagoon, shallow marines, deep marines

Travertine

Microcrystalline calcite

Inorganic

Hot springs

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz

Inorganic

Deep marines

Rock salt

Halite

Inorganic

Playas

Chalk

Coccoliths (calcium plates)

Organic

Deep marines

Lignite coal

Plants

Organic

Swamps

Bituminous coal

Plants

Organic

Swamps

River channels

Conglomerates

Sandstone

Siltstone

Shale

Flood plain

Sandstone

siltstone

shale

River delta

Sandstone

Siltstone

Shale

Alluvial fan

Breccia

Arkose

Desert dunes

Sandstone

Playa

Rock salt

Hot spring

Travertine

Swamps

Coal

Lake

Sandstone

Siltstone

Shale

Lake

Sandstone

Siltstone

Shale

Beach

Conglomerate

Sandstone

Siltstone

Shale

Lagoon

Shale

Limestone

Shallow marine

Sandstone

Siltstone

Shale

Limestone

Reef

Limestone

Deep marine

Shale

Limestone

Chalk

Chert