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What is the Bowen Reaction Series?
Minerals crystallize in a predictable order, over a large temperature range, as described by Bowen’s Reaction Series.
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List at least 2 types of mechanical weathering.
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- frost and salt wedging;
- mechanical exfoliation;
- thermal expansion;
- biological activity.
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List at least 2 types of chemical weathering.
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- dissolution (or carbonation);
- oxidation;
- hydrolysis.
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What are the two main types of soils, in regard to their origin?
residual and transported.
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What are the 3 main types of sedimentary rocks in regard to their origin?
- detrital; (inorganic)
- chemical;
- organic;
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How do you distinguish a sedimentary conglomerate from a sedimentary breccia?
in the conglomerate the clasts are rounded; in beccia the clasts are angular.
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In the lab, what is main diagnostic property you used to identify the sedimentary rock limestone?
reaction with light acid (HCl); i.e., effervescence or bubbling with light hydrochloric acid (also known as muriatic acid).
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What is the distinct physical characteristic of the sedimentary rock shale?
fissility (or foliation) planes.
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In the lab, what is main diagnostic property you used to identify if a sedimentary rock was organic?
The presence of shells, fossils, or plant material
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