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 9 - Quiz

1.  The protolith of a marble is a _____________?

A. sandstone
B. siltstone
C. limestone
D. conglomerate

2.  Which calc-silicate mineral indicates the highest temperature environment ?

A.  Talc  
B.  Tremolite
C.  Diopside
D.  Chlorite

3.  Which metamorphic rock has a slight sheen due to incipient growth of micaceous minerals ?

A.  gneiss
B.  schist
C.  meta-granite
D.  phyllite

4.   Banded iron formations contain which type of metamorphic deposit ?

A.  copper
B.  gold
C.  zinc
D.  ruthenium

5.  The coarse-grained metamorphic equivalent of a rhyolite is a ____________?

A. quartzite
B. marble
C. calcareous slate
D. granitic gneiss

6.  Which of the following is not an example of a metamorphic lineation ?

A.  stretched pebbles
B.  pencil cleavage
C.  parallel micas
D.  aligned hornblende

7.  A metamorphic rock containing mostly parallel muscovite flakes and local porphyroblasts of andalusite is called a  __________  ?

A.  andalusite muscovite schist
B.  andalusite biotite schist
C.  garnet andalusite schist
D.  garnet andalusite biotite schist

8.  In a regional metamorphic setting, which of these rock types is most likely to contain an ore deposit ?

A.  sillimanite schist
B.  quartz orthoclase gneiss
C.  chlorite schist
D.  wollastonite hornfels

9.   During regional amphibolite facies metamorphism of a mafic igneous rock, albite and epidote react to form which mineral ?

A.  almandine
B.  tremolite
C.  grossular garnet
D.  cordierite

10.  An isograd is a line separating _______________________?

A.  copper from gold
B.  two different mineral assemblages formed by transitional different metamorphic conditions.
C.  iron from copper
D.  sandstone from limestone