AS - Level Geology (F792) Flashcards on F792 Geology Identifying Rocks, created by Izzy Backhouse on 16/05/2016.
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What rock group does F belong to and how can you tell?
What rock group does E belong to and how can you tell?
Identify this rock and use it characteristics to explain the environment in which it was deposited.
Identify this rock and use it characteristics to identify its environment of deposition.
Describe the rock and index minerals found in area 1.
Describe the rock and index minerals found in area 2.
Describe the rock and index minerals found in area 3.
What rock is this?
-Coarse grained crystalline texture.
- Quartz is prominent
- Contains K feldspar and some mica
What rock is this?
- Fragmental texture
- Fine grained
- Layering is visible
What rock is this?
- Coarse grained crystalline texture
- Quartz is prominent
- Mainly plagioclase feldspar
- some mafic minerals
