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Geology 1 laboratory Sedimentary Rocks Introduction This lab will introduce you to the wonderful world of Sedimentary rocks!! Please use the supplied “Sedimentary Rocks Supplemental Information” sheet and webpage/videos linked below to answer the questions in this lab

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Geology 1 laboratory Sedimentary Rocks Introduction This lab will introduce you to the wonderful world of Sedimentary rocks!! Please use the supplied “Sedimentary Rocks Supplemental Information” sheet and webpage/videos linked below to answer the questions in this lab. Have fun!!! Informational/Lab Webpage: http://profharwood.x10host.com/GEOL101/Labs/Sediment/index.htm Sedimentary Rock Identification Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3eR19ZfBqE&t=247s Supplemental Information Sheet: Supplied on Canvas!! 1. Please define the following terms in your own words: a. Sedimentary Rock: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ b. Clastic/Detrital Sedimentary Rocks: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ c. Chemical Sedimentary Rocks: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ d. Organic Sedimentary Rocks: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ e. Sedimentary Rock Texture: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ f. Sedimentary Rock Composition: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ g. Depositional Environment: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Complete the table below by listing the appropriate sediment type and corresponding rock name for each row. The table on the bottom of Page 2 of your “Supplemental Information Packet” provided on Canvas. The first row is completed for you. Size 256mm 64mm 4mm 2mm 1mm 1/2m 1/4mm m 1/8mm 1/16mm 1/256mm Sediment Type Boulders Rock Name Rudites, conglomerates, breccias 3. Please complete the following table by evaluating the provided description/definition AND comparing that information to the materials listed in the “Supplemental Information Packet” provided on Canvas. To complete this table: 1) identify the sedimentary rock type (i.e. detrital, organic chemical, inorganic chemical, or organic) 2) specifying the sedimentary rock name, 3) providing a picture of that rock collected from available images (e.g. via online resources, pictures from your personal collection, etc.), and 4) providing an example of a type of environment where that rock may have formed (e.g. the beach, deep ocean, a river, etc.). The first is done for you: Sedimentary Rock Type 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. DETRITAL Description/Definition Rock Name Clasts are too small to see, softer than glass, no fizz in acid, made of extremely fine particles, very smooth feel CLAYSTONE Contains the remains of living organisms. Fizzes in hydrochloric acid. Made of broken shell fragments. Large (>2mm diameter) clasts, angular in shape Composed of the shells of diatoms, white powder, does NOT fizz in acid Clasts large enough to see, but still small