Rocks & Minerals B/C 2017

[Magikarpmaster629]

I'll revive this...


1. ID both minerals

Fluorite and...uhhhhh...sphalerite? I mean, "sphalerite!"

Yep!

[John Richardsim]

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1. Identify.
2. This rock forms under (low / high)-grade metamorphism.
3. What is the parent rock?
4. If this specimen were to have underwent a slightly-greater degree of metamorphism, what rock would it become?

[Magikarpmaster629]

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[img]http://www.earthscienceeducation.com/Scottish%20Virtual%20Activities/scottish_virtual_rock_kit/images/hand_main/slate_HS.jpg[/img]

1. Identify.
2. This rock forms under (low / high)-grade metamorphism.
3. What is the parent rock?
4. If this specimen were to have underwent a slightly-greater degree of metamorphism, what rock would it become?

hereitis (Click to Show Hidden Text)

1. Slate
2. Low-grade (just like my GPA, am I right?)
3. Shale
4. Phyllite

[John Richardsim]

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[img]http://www.earthscienceeducation.com/Scottish%20Virtual%20Activities/scottish_virtual_rock_kit/images/hand_main/slate_HS.jpg[/img]

1. Identify.
2. This rock forms under (low / high)-grade metamorphism.
3. What is the parent rock?
4. If this specimen were to have underwent a slightly-greater degree of metamorphism, what rock would it become?

hereitis (Click to Show Hidden Text)

1. Slate
2. Low-grade (just like my GPA, am I right?)
3. Shale
4. Phyllite

Nice, your turn.

[Magikarpmaster629]

1. ID
2. What mineral is this a variation of?

[calvin102111]

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1. Lepidolite
2. Tourmaline?

[Magikarpmaster629]

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1. Lepidolite
2. Tourmaline?

1 is right, but not 2. I'm asking for a mineral, not a mineral group. Try looking up other pictures of lepidolite.

[calvin102111]

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1. Lepidolite
2. Tourmaline?

1 is right, but not 2. I'm asking for a mineral, not a mineral group. Try looking up other pictures of lepidolite.

Ah, ok. My bad, misread what you were asking for.

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1. Lepidolite
2. Rubellite Tourmaline

[Magikarpmaster629]

maybe (Click to Show Hidden Text)

1. Lepidolite
2. Tourmaline?

1 is right, but not 2. I'm asking for a mineral, not a mineral group. Try looking up other pictures of lepidolite.

Ah, ok. My bad, misread what you were asking for.

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1. Lepidolite
2. Rubellite Tourmaline

The answer to 2 is Mica. Look at pictures of Lepidolite; you can see how it's layered like other variations of mica like muscovite and biotite. Anyone who wants to can go now.

[calvin102111]

1 is right, but not 2. I'm asking for a mineral, not a mineral group. Try looking up other pictures of lepidolite.

Ah, ok. My bad, misread what you were asking for.

Fixed (Click to Show Hidden Text)

1. Lepidolite
2. Rubellite Tourmaline

The answer to 2 is Mica. Look at pictures of Lepidolite; you can see how it's layered like other variations of mica like muscovite and biotite. Anyone who wants to can go now.

Omg, I feel like an idiot now It seems so obvious now