Texas Womans University Sedimentary Rocks Geology Lab Report

Overview

etextbook :Historical Geology Lab Manual

assignments

1. Sedimentary Rocks Lab pg 107-110

For the rock identification portion of the lab go to the Sedimentary Rock Identification http://profharwood.x10host.com/GEOL101/Labs/Sediment/index.htm page, read through the page, and identify all 12 samples (numbers at the bottom of the page are links to samples).

2)Sedimentary Structures Lab pg 129-132

https://my.tccd.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-10165912-dt-content-rid-54234978_1/courses/2020FL-GEOL-1404-86003/Sedimentary%20Structures%20Lab%281%29.pdf

3) Depostional Sedimentary Environments Lab pg 149-153 to #15

https://my.tccd.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-10165917-dt-content-rid-54234977_1/courses/2020FL-GEOL-1404-86003/Sedimentary%20Environments%20Lab%281%29.pdf

4) Invertebrate Macrofossils and Classification of Organisms Lab pg 261-266

https://my.tccd.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-10165928-dt-content-rid-54234980_1/courses/2020FL-GEOL-1404-86003/Invertebrate%20Fossils%20Lab%281%29.pdf

5) QUESTION 1

1. Make a list of at least five observations about the outcrop above.
2. Are these rocks igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic?
3. Are the layers continuous across the outcrop?
4. Can you identify any unit that is present on both sides of the image?How can you explain this?
5. What type of fault is shown in this image?
6. If you could get closer to the outcrop, what would you look for to help you make interpretations?

#2

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1. Make a list of at least five observations about the outcrop above.
2. Are these rocks igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic?
3. Are there any unconformities present? If yes what kind(s) and how do you know?
4. If you could get closer to the outcrop, what would you look for to help you make interpretations?