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HCCS-NORTHWEST COLLEGE PHYSICAL GEOLOGY 1403

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1 HCCS-NORTHWEST COLLEGE PHYSICAL GEOLOGY 1403
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

2 CONGLOMERATE CLASTIC TEXTURE PEBBLE-COBBLE SIZE QUARTZ COMPOSITION

3 SANDSTONE CLASTIC TEXTURE SAND SIZED QUARTZ COMPOSITION STRATIFICATION

4 SILTSTONE CLASTIC TEXTURE SILT SIZED QUARTZ & CLAY COMPOSITION

5 SHALE CLASTIC TEXTURE CLAY SIZED CLAY COMPOSITION MOST ABUNDANT ROCK
WELL STRATIFIED

6 MASSIVE LIMESTONE NONCLASTIC TEXTURE CARBONATE ORIGIN
CALCIUM CARBONATE BIOTURBATED

7 SKELETAL LIMESTONE NONCLASTIC TEXTURE CARBONATE ORIGIN
CALCIUM CARBONATE ABUNDANT FOSSILS

8 OOLITIC LIMESTONE NONCLASTIC TEXTURE CARBONATE ORIGIN
CALCIUM CARBONATE OOIDS

9 ROCK SALT & ROCK GYPSUM NONCLASTIC TEXTURE EVAPORITIC ORIGIN
ROCK SALT: NaCl ROCK GYPSUM: CaSO4

10 CHALK CHERT COAL NONCLASTIC TEXTURE BIOGENIC ORIGIN CHALK: CaCO3
CHERT: QUARTZ COAL: ORGANIC


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