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Module 2: Foundations in geology - Minerals and rocks
Quick questions on Sedimentary rock formation and classification: lithification, clastic, chemical and biogenic rocks - OCR A-Level Geology
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What is describing clastic texture?Show answer
For clastic rocks you describe three textural properties, which together record the transport and energy history:
What is q1?Show answer
Name the two processes of lithification and state what each does. [2 marks]
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Classify the following by origin: sandstone, limestone, halite. [3 marks]
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State which textural property of a clastic rock records the transport distance, and explain why. [2 marks]
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