Exam 2: Rocks and Minerals-A First Look

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Which of the following physical properties are unreliable and not unique to a particular mineral and so must be used only cautiously when identifying minerals in the absence of scientific instruments?

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The process by which sediments are converted to sedimentary rocks is called

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Expansive clays

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The particle grain size conglomerate is greater than that of sandstone.

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The sulfide mineral group includes many valuable ores.

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An aphanitic igneous rock is one that has erupted from a volcano and is very fine-grained.

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All crystalline materials show well-developed crystal faces; few naturally occurring mineral samples are crystalline.

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Foliation is a texture that is referred for metamorphic rocks.

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