1.) Give an example (other than grain size variation) of:
a) an igneous structure or texture(3)
b) a sedimentary structure or texture (3)
c) a metamorphic structure or texture (3
2.) Define or explain the terms:
a) Cumulate (3)
b) Epicontinental/epeiric (3)
c) Protolith (3)
d) Migmatite (3)
3.) DRAW and ANNOTATE the following classification diagrams:
a) the BASALT Tetrahedron (6) b) the igneous
Quartz-Plagioclase-K-feldspar triangle
for PLUTONIC rocks (8)
c) the ARENITE classification triangle (8)
4) a) Explain the difference between an orthoconglomerate
and a paraconglomerate. What is a tillite?(4)
5) b) What is a harzburgite? By what two methods can it
form? (4)
6.) a) what are secondary sedimentary minerals? (4)
b)What characteristic minerals are found in:
1) eclogites (3)
2) greenschist facies metamorphic rocks (3)
3) What is a hornfels? (3)
7) Classify in table form the indurated and bedded shale rocks: (6)
8) What is the difference between:
a) brittle and ductile deformation; (4)
b) mylonite and slate. (4)
9) What is:
a) an allochem (3)
b) micrite (3)
c) a carbonate grainstone (3)