Introduction
1. Overview of Physical Geology
2. Rock Identification Methods
Geologic Principles
3.

Maps & Navigation
Geologic Maps
4. Igneous Rocks
Magmatic Deposits
5. Plutonic-Related Deposits
Air Photos
6. Volcanic Rocks
Volcanic-Related Deposits
7. Sedimentary Rocks
Low Temp. Deposits
GPS Navigation
8. Hydrothermal Veins&
Alteration
9. Metamorphic Rocks
Metamorphic Deposits
10.

Structural Geology
Structural Controls on
Mineralization
** Mid Term
11. Mechanical Erosion
Placer Deposits
12. Geochemical Sampling Methods
13. Adit/Trench Mapping
Geochemical Methods
14. Geophysical Methods
15. Project Planning
Claim Staking
16. Exploration Drilling
Methods
** Final Exam

 

Class 7 Quiz

1.  Why is a sandstone more resistant to erosion than a limestone ?

A. Sandstone always has a calcite matrix.
B. Sandstone always has a clay matrix.
C. Sandstone is mostly quartz.
D. Sandstone is mostly calcite.

2. Glacial deposits are __________  ?

A.  well sorted.
B.  poorly sorted.
C.  always more sorted than dikes.
D.  sort of even layered.

3.  A clastic sedimentary rock containing abundant quartz and feldspar with an average grain size of 1 mm  is called a ____________ ?

A.  fine-grained breccia.
B.  medium-grained graywacke.
C.  fine-grained quartz sandstone.
D. medium-grained arkose.

4.    Low temperature sediment-hosted copper deposits of the Zambia copper belt, which is the correct proximal to distal mineral zoning pattern observed ?

A.  Chalcopyrite (Cp) to pyrite (Py).
B.  Py to Cp.
C.  Py to Bn (Bornite).
D.  None of the above.

5.  Which of the following causes reception problems when navigating with a GPS ?

A. Steep terrain.
B. A thick canopy of vegetation.
C. A sleet storm.
D. All of the above.

6. LTS hosted deposits are characteristically metamorphosed to the amphibolite facies.

A.  True
B.  False

7.  Which of the following locations is southwest of my position of 460,000 E,  and 7,225,000 N?

A.  462,000E,  7350,000 N
B.  459,050 E,  7,150,000 N
C.  461,000E,  7,290,000 N
D.  461,000 E,  7,125,000 N

8.  The main purpose of configuring a GPS is to _____________?

A.  set the unit to the map page.
B.  set the unit to the main menu.
C.  hold the unit in the correct hand facing the correct direction.
D.  set the distance units and datum.

9.   The direction to a waypoint is given in _____________?qui

A.  meters.
B.  kilometers.
C.  radians.
D.  degrees.

10.  A bearing of 272 degrees is ____________?

A.  southwest.
B. southeast.
C.  northeast.
D.  northwest