Texas Womans University Sedimentary Rocks Geology Lab Report
Question Description
etextbook :Historical Geology Lab Manual
assignments
- Sedimentary Rocks Lab pg 107-110
For the rock identification portion of the lab go to the Sedimentary Rock Identification http://profharwood.x10host.com/GEOL101/Labs/Sediment/index.htm page, read through the page, and identify all 12 samples (numbers at the bottom of the page are links to samples).
2)Sedimentary Structures Lab pg 129-132
3) Depostional Sedimentary Environments Lab pg 149-153 to #15
4) Invertebrate Macrofossils and Classification of Organisms Lab pg 261-266
5) QUESTION 1
- Make a list of at least five observations about the outcrop above.
- Are these rocks igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic?
- Are the layers continuous across the outcrop?
- Can you identify any unit that is present on both sides of the image?How can you explain this?
- What type of fault is shown in this image?
- If you could get closer to the outcrop, what would you look for to help you make interpretations?
#2
- Make a list of at least five observations about the outcrop above.
- Are these rocks igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic?
- Are there any unconformities present? If yes what kind(s) and how do you know?
- If you could get closer to the outcrop, what would you look for to help you make interpretations?
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