HCCSNORTHWEST COLLEGE PHYSICAL GEOLOGY 1403

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HCCS-NORTHWEST COLLEGEPHYSICAL GEOLOGY 1403

• SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

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CONGLOMERATE

• CLASTIC TEXTURE
• PEBBLE-COBBLE SIZE
• QUARTZ COMPOSITION

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SANDSTONE

• CLASTIC TEXTURE
• SAND SIZED
• QUARTZ COMPOSITION
• STRATIFICATION

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SILTSTONE

• CLASTIC TEXTURE
• SILT SIZED
• QUARTZ CLAY COMPOSITION

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SHALE

• CLASTIC TEXTURE
• CLAY SIZED
• CLAY COMPOSITION
• MOST ABUNDANT ROCK
• WELL STRATIFIED

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MASSIVE LIMESTONE

• NONCLASTIC TEXTURE
• CARBONATE ORIGIN
• CALCIUM CARBONATE
• BIOTURBATED

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SKELETAL LIMESTONE

• NONCLASTIC TEXTURE
• CARBONATE ORIGIN
• CALCIUM CARBONATE
• ABUNDANT FOSSILS

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OOLITIC LIMESTONE

• NONCLASTIC TEXTURE
• CARBONATE ORIGIN
• CALCIUM CARBONATE
• OOIDS

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ROCK SALT ROCK GYPSUM

• NONCLASTIC TEXTURE
• EVAPORITIC ORIGIN
• ROCK SALT NaCl
• ROCK GYPSUM CaSO4

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CHALK CHERT COAL

• NONCLASTIC TEXTURE
• BIOGENIC ORIGIN
• CHALK CaCO3
• CHERT QUARTZ
• COAL ORGANIC