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Unit 9, Lesson 2 - The Lithosphere
The document details various types of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, including examples such as sandstone, limestone, and marble. It also discusses mineral cleavage and fracture types, along with a hardness scale listing minerals from talc to diamond. The information highlights the composition and characteristics of geological materials.
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Unit 9, Lesson 2 - The Lithosphere
- 15. Sediments Sedimentary Rock SandSandstone Gravel Conglomerate Clay, mud Shale Shells and skeletons Limestone Peat (plant remains) Lignite (soft coal)
- 19. Sedimentary Rock MetamorphicRock Conglomerate/Breccia Gneiss Conglomerate Gneiss Shale Slate Limestone Marble Lignite Hard coal (Anthracite)
- 37. CleavageType Examples Basal Mica,Graphite Prismatic Feldspar Rhombohedral Calcite Cubic Halite,Table Salt Octahedral Fluorite Dodecahedral Pyrite
- 39. FractureType Examples Conchoidal Obsidian,Quartz Fibrous Asbestos, Satin Spar Gypsum Hackly Garnet
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- 45. Hardness Mineral 1 Talc 2Gypsum 3 Calcite 4 Fluorite 5 Apatite 6 Orthoclase/Feldspar 7 Quartz 8 Topaz 9 Corundum 10 Diamond