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GEOL 104 Queens University Lab Exam
Joshua Kirkham
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Garnet Red brown colourless streak
tourmaline Black colour black streak
pyrite metalic luste black colour black streak
kaolinite waxy luste white streak not talc, not orgaised
olivine green colour colourless streak
hematite iron ore harder than glass red brown
magnetite magnetic black grey
graphite very soft lightweight
chalcopyrite brass yellow black/green streak copper ore
geothite brown/black colour black streak iron ore
galena looks like graphite very heavy
gabbro 3mm grain size felsic
diabase 7mm grain size Mafic
basalt very small grains looks like irregular shale
pumice white, frothy, felsic, small grains
scoria frothy, dark, small grains
obsidian black volcanic glass, shiny
granite porphyry 2 distinct crystals in it very large grains
rhyolite white small grains
pegmatite 8mm crystals felsic
conglomerate large particles poorly rounded well sorted
sandstone fine sand well sorted well rounded
breccia poorly sorted angular particles large particles
shale well sorted well rounded very flat
limestone coquina made of shells coquina
coal very shiny and black lightweight
dolostone very similar to limestone fine grained
chert waxy/shiny tiny tiny crystals
evaporite made out of halite smooth, cloudy transparent
kyanite long blue bladed crystals
andalusite has small thin crosses on it
staurolite has large crosses on it
biolite similar to shale vitrerious luste one perfect cleavage
quartzite made from quartz
gneiss folded bands large crystals
folded phylite wavy appearance flat
skarn metamorphic fine grained
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