GES 1102 MIDTERM EXAM Metamorphic ID Practice

For Lauren Waterworth's GES 1102 (Historical Geology) lab

Characterize the metamorphic texture in each picture (1-8) [1]

gneissic

Characterize the metamorphic texture in each picture (1-8) [2]

phyllitic

Characterize the metamorphic texture in each picture (1-8) [3]

nonfoliated

Characterize the metamorphic texture in each picture (1-8) [4]

slaty

Characterize the metamorphic texture in each picture (1-8) [5]

nonfoliated*

Characterize the metamorphic texture in each picture (1-8) [6]

nonfoliated**

Characterize the metamorphic texture in each picture (1-8) [7]

schistose

Characterize the metamorphic texture in each picture (1-8) [8]

schistose*

Use the metamorphic rock identification guide to identify the following specimens (9-20) and one possible protolith for each. [9]

gneiss / anything

Use the metamorphic rock identification guide to identify the following specimens (9-20) and one possible protolith for each. [10]

metasandstone / sandstone

Use the metamorphic rock identification guide to identify the following specimens (9-20) and one possible protolith for each. [11]

porphyroblastic schist / shale, siltstone, maybe granite

Use the metamorphic rock identification guide to identify the following specimens (9-20) and one possible protolith for each. [12]

marble / limestone

Use the metamorphic rock identification guide to identify the following specimens (9-20) and one possible protolith for each. [13]

schist / silstone, shale, maybe granite

Use the metamorphic rock identification guide to identify the following specimens (9-20) and one possible protolith for each. [14]

slate / shale

Use the metamorphic rock identification guide to identify the following specimens (9-20) and one possible protolith for each. [15]

metabasalt / basalt

Use the metamorphic rock identification guide to identify the following specimens (9-20) and one possible protolith for each. [16]

metaconglomerate / conglomerate

Use the metamorphic rock identification guide to identify the following specimens (9-20) and one possible protolith for each. [17]

phyllite / shale, siltstone

Use the metamorphic rock identification guide to identify the following specimens (9-20) and one possible protolith for each. [18]

schist* / siltstone, shale, maybe granite

Use the metamorphic rock identification guide to identify the following specimens (9-20) and one possible protolith for each. [19]

schist** / siltstone, shale, maybe granite

Use the metamorphic rock identification guide to identify the following specimens (9-20) and one possible protolith for each. [20]

schist*** / siltstone, shale, maybe granite or diorite