Correct! Your turnMagikarpmaster629 wrote:Hmm I'll say it's oolitic limestoneMp3nguin__ wrote: Only need to ID
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C
2019 region/state
Mousetrap Vehicle: 4th/5th
Designer Genes: 4th/haven't got scores
Fossils: 3rd/3rd
Experimental Design: 3rd/haven't got scores
Fermi Questions: n/a/haven't got scores
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1. ID
2. How is this rock classified? Be specific.
3. How is this rock formed?
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Hmm, good on 1 and 3 but I'm looking for something more specific for 2. Think clastic/nonclastic.dechirico wrote:Let's hope this is right: 1. Travertine 2. Sedimentary (limestone) 3. Deposits by mineral springs
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Yep, non clastic chemical to be more specific. Your turn!dechirico wrote:Ah, that makes sense. Answer below: 2. Nonclastic-- it's formed through evaporation
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Hmm, 1. Albite plagioclase 2. Felsic igneous rockdechirico wrote:Awesome! Now, next question:
1. ID the mineral. 2. What kind of rocks does this specimen most widely occur in?
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While we're waiting on that, here's a nationals mineral:
1. ID the red-brown vitreous mineral (not the metallic one it's on)
2. What is this commonly an ore of?
1. ID the red-brown vitreous mineral (not the metallic one it's on)
2. What is this commonly an ore of?
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C
Is this Zircon? 1. Zircon 2. ZirconiumMagikarpmaster629 wrote:While we're waiting on that, here's a nationals mineral:
1. ID the red-brown vitreous mineral (not the metallic one it's on)
2. What is this commonly an ore of?
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