2. What is sample 1B? a. chalcopyrite b. plagioclase feldspar c. muscovite d. copper e. magnetite f. galena g. pyrite
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1 HSAG Mineral and Rock Exam 2014 Note: Most sample numbers do NOT match question numbers so be careful. Team: 1. What is sample 1A? a. magnetite b. galena c. pyrite d. chalcopyrite e. copper f. graphite g. amphibole 2. What is sample 1B? a. chalcopyrite b. plagioclase feldspar c. muscovite d. copper e. magnetite f. galena g. pyrite 3. Which characteristic is the best way to tell samples 1A and 1B apart? a. 1A has a hardness greater than that of 1B b. 1B has a red streak c. 1A has cubic crystals d. 1B has cubic crystals e. 1A has two cleavage directions at 90 f. 1A has rhombic crystals g. 1A has octahedral crystals 4. What is sample 2A? a. galena b. amphibole c. chalcopyrite d. graphite e. magnetite f. biotite g. hematite 5. What is sample 2B? a. galena b. amphibole c. chalcopyrite d. graphite e. magnetite f. biotite g. hematite 6. Which characteristic is the best way to tell samples 2A and 2B apart? 1
2 a. 2A has a hardness of 7 b. 2B has a red streak c. 2A is nonmetallic d. 2B can be scratched by a penny e. 2A has two directions of cleavage f. 2A has a specific gravity greater than 4.0 g. 2B is magnetic and 2A is not 7. Which characteristic is shared by 3A and 3B? a. cubic cleavage b. magnetic c. rhombic cleavage d. nonmetallic e. hardness of 4 f. translucent g. striations 8. What is one way to distinguish between 3B and 3C? a. 3B has two cleavage directions, and 3C has no cleavage direction b. 3B has cubic cleavage, and 3C has rhombic cleavage c. 3B has a hardness greater than 4, while 3C has a hardness less than 4 d. 3B reacts with acid, and 3C does not e. 3B smells like sulfur, and 3C does not f. 3B has rhombic cleavage, and 3c has cubic cleavage g. 3B has one cleavage direction, and 3C has two cleavage directions 9. What is sample 3A? a. hematite b. chalcopyrite c. pyrite d. muscovite e. plagioclase feldspar f. native silver g. galena 10. How many directions of cleavage does sample 4 have? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3 e. 4 f What is sample 4? a. galena 2
3 b. biotite c. muscovite d. hematite e. graphite f. amphibole g. chalcopyrite 12. Which of the following is a diagnostic property of sample 5? a. hardness of 7 b. hardness of 4 c. metallic luster d. grey streak e. two cleavage directions f. rhombic cleavage g. reacts with acid 13. What is sample 5? a. fluorite b. dolomite c. halite d. quartz e. gypsum f. galena g. calcite 14. Which of the following is a diagnostic property of sample 6? a. one cleavage direction b. metallic luster c. reacts with acid d. hardness of 7 e. vitreous luster f. specific gravity greater than 6 g. tastes salty (ASK THE TEACHER, IF NEEDED, DON T LICK THIS SAMPLE) 15. What is sample 6? a. fluorite b. dolomite c. halite d. quartz e. gypsum f. galena g. calcite 16. Which of the following are diagnostic properties of sample 7? a. rhombic cleavage and exsolution lamellae b. translucent and exsolution lamellae 3
4 c. translucent and two cleavage directions at 60 and 120 d. specific gravity of 6 and earthy luster e. striations and hardness of 4 f. hardness of 6 and metallic luster g. striations and two cleavage directions at What is sample 7? a. amphibole b. plagioclase feldspar c. potassium feldspar d. pyrite e. dolomite f. quartz g. fluorite 18. Which best describes the texture of sample 8? a. slaty b. glassy c. schistose d. gneissic e. phyllitic f. migmatitic g. non-foliated 19. What is sample 8? a. shale b. phyllite c. schist d. slate e. quartzite f. marble g. obsidian 20. What is the dominant mineral in sample 9? a. limestone b. dolomite c. calcite d. shale e. fluorite f. quartz g. plagioclase feldspar 21. What is sample 9? a. siltstone b. quartz sandstone c. dolostone 4
5 d. calcite e. conglomerate f. breccia g. fossiliferous limestone 22. What is the texture of sample 10, and what is the dominant mineral present in this sample? a. phyllitic, amphibole b. schistose, biotite c. gneissic, muscovite d. non-foliated, magnetite e. slaty, hematite f. glassy, galena g. schistose, garnet 23. What is sample 10? a. gneiss b. quartzite c. schist d. phyllite e. conglomerate f. marble g. breccia 24. What is the texture of sample 11, and what type of rock is this sample? a. sand-sized moderately sorted sub-rounded grains, clastic b. sand-sized well sorted rounded grains, chemical c. silt-sized grains, chemical d. silt-sized grains, volcanic e. silt-sized grains, clastic f. gravel-sized moderately well sorted, rounded grains, clastic g. gravel-sized well sorted, angular grains, chemical 25. What is sample 11? a. conglomerate b. gypsum c. dolostone d. arkose e. quartz sandstone f. shale g. quartzite 26. What is sample 12, and what is its environment of deposition? a. dolostone, mountain b. dolostone, marine c. calcite, mountain d. calcite, marine 5
6 e. quartz sandstone, river f. arkose, mountain g. gypsum, river 27. What is the texture and environment of formation of sample 13? This is a cut and polished slab. a. porphyritic, volcano b. porphyritic, mountain c. aphanitic/fine-grained, intrusive d. pegmatitic/very coarse-grained, volcano e. pegmatitic/very coarse-grained, mountain f. phaneritic/coarse-grained, volcano g. phaneritic/coarse-grained, intrusive 28. What is sample 13? a. basalt b. granite-pegmatite c. granite d. andesite e. arkose f. gabbro g. rhyolite 29. What is sample 14, and what is its environment of formation? a. phyllite, formed near ocean trench in shallow subduction zone b. schist, formed near ocean trench in shallow subduction zone c. granite, formed by burial deep in volcanic arc d. granite, intrusive e. marble, formed by deep burial f. marble, intrusive g. quartzite, contact metamorphism 30. What is the texture of sample 15? This is a cut and polished slab. a. aphanitic/fine-grained b. porphyritic c. phaneritic/coarse-grained d. frothy/vesicular e. pyroclastic f. glassy g. pegmatitic/very coarse-grained 31. Which light-colored mineral is present in sample 15? a. feldspar b. halite c. muscovite d. fluorite e. gypsum 6
7 f. garnet g. dolomite 32. What is sample 15? a. rhyolite b. andesite c. basalt d. gabbro e. scoria f. granite 33. What is the texture of sample 16, and what type of rock is this? a. gravel-sized poorly sorted angular grains, clastic b. sand-sized well sorted rounded grains, chemical c. gravel-sized moderately sorted rounded grains, clastic d. silt-sized grains, biochemical e. gravel-sized well sorted well rounded grains, chemical f. microcrystalline, biochemical g. clay-sized grains, chemical 34. What is sample 16? a. quartz sandstone b. conglomerate c. quartzite d. breccia e. granite-pegmatite f. dolostone g. metaconglomerate 35. What is the texture of sample 17, and what is its environment of formation? a. aphanitic/fine-grained, metamorphic b. phaneritic/coarse-grained, intrusive c. frothy/vesicular, volcano d. aphanitic/fine-grained, volcano e. pyroclastic, volcano f. pegmatitic/very coarse-grained, intrusive g. porphyritic, volcanic 36. What is sample 17? a. gabbro b. diorite c. scoria d. rhyolite e. basalt f. peridotite 7
8 g. hematite 37. What is sample 18, and what is its texture? a. schist, foliated b. phyllite, phyllitic c. quartzite, non-foliated d. marble, granular e. gneiss, gneissic f. gneiss, non-foliated g. slate, slaty 38. What is the texture of sample 19, and what is its environment of formation? a. pegmatitic/very coarse-grained, intrusive b. pegmatitic/very coarse-grained, volcano c. phaneritic/coarse-grained, intrusive d. phaneritic/coarse-grained, volcano e. aphanitic/fine-grained, volcano f. porphyritic, intrusive g. porphyritic, volcano 39. What is sample 19? a. rhyolite b. granite c. andesite d. granite-pegmatite e. diorite f. schist g. gabbro 40. What is sample 20, and what is its texture? a. obsidian, glassy b. obsidian, aphanitic/fine-grained c. scoria, glassy d. scoria, frothy/vesicular e. basalt, aphanitic/fine-grained f. gabbro, phaneritic/coarse-grained g. volcanic tuff, pyroclastic 41. What is the texture of sample 21, and what is the dominant mineral in this sample? a. sand-sized well sorted rounded grains, quartz b. gravel-sized well sorted rounded grains, potassium feldspar c. silt-sized grains, halite d. gravel-sized well sorted well rounded grains, plagioclase feldspar e. sand-sized poorly sorted angular grains, plagioclase feldspar f. silt-sized grains, quartz g. clay-sized grains, halite 8
9 42. What is sample 21? a. arkose b. rock salt c. shale d. quartz sandstone e. quartzite f. breccia g. dolostone 43. What is the texture of sample 22, and what type of environment was it formed in? a. aphanitic/fine-grained, volcano b. phaneritic/coarse-grained, intrusive c. pegmatitic/very coarse-grained, intrusive d. pyroclastic, volcano e. porphyritic, volcano f. aphanitic/fine-grained, intrusive g. pegmatitic/very coarse-grained, volcano 44. What is sample 22? a. peridotite b. rhyolite c. andesite d. hematite e. basalt f. diorite-pegmatite g. gabbro 45. What is sample 23, and what type of environment was it formed in? a. gabbro, marine b. gabbro, volcano c. scoria, swamp d. basalt, volcano e. shale, marine f. coal, volcano g. coal, swamp 46. Which texture is shared by 24A, 24B, and 24C? a. phaneritic/fine-grained b. glassy c. pegmatitic/very coarse-grained d. porphyritic e. frothy/vesicular f. aphanitic/fine-grained 47. Was 24A or 24B associated with a more explosive eruption? 9
10 a. 24A b. 24B 48. What is sample 24A? a. obsidian b. pumice c. rhyolite d. gabbro e. scoria f. andesite g. dolostone 49. What is sample 25, and what is its texture? a. slate, slaty b. quartz sandstone, sand-sized well sorted rounded grains c. arkose, medium-grained d. marble, granular e. schist, schistose f. shale, fissile g. dolostone, cryptocrystalline 50. Which of the following is a diagnostic property of sample 26? a. striations b. two cleavage directions not at 90 c. two cleavage directions at 90 d. pink streak e. magnetic f. reacts with acid Samples 1A and 1B Samples 2A and 2B Samples 3A, 3B, and 3C 10
11 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9 Sample 4 10, 11 Sample 7 16, 17 Sample 10 22,23 Sample 5 12, 13 Sample 8 18, 19 Sample 11 24, 25 Sample 6 14, 15 Sample 9 20, 21 Sample Sample 13 27, 28 Sample Sample 15 30,31,32 11
12 Sample 16 33, 34 Sample 19 38,37 Sample 22 43, 44 Sample 17 35, 36 Sample Sample Sample Sample 21 41, 42 Samples 24A, 24b, and 24C 46,47,48 Sample Sample
13 Sample 1A 1, 2, 3 Sample 1B 1, 2, 3 Sample 24A 46,47,48 Samples 2A 4, 5, 6 Samples 2B 4, 5, 6 Sample 24B 46,47,48 Samples 3A 7, 8, 9 Samples 3B 7, 8, 9 Sample 3C 7, 8, 9 Samples 24C 46,47,48 13
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