1 SEDIMENTARY ROCK IDENTIFICATION LAB Name: Date: Objective To identify sedimentary rocks based on grain size, texture, and composition Materials • Clastic/Chemical Sedimentary Rock Charts
• Mohs Hardness Scale (Optional, used in previous lab)
Purpose
(5 pts)
Write 1–2 sentences stating the purpose of this lab. What do you expect to learn? What do you want the outcome to be? Hypothesis
(5 pts)
Write your hypothesis for this lab. It should be 1 sentence and be an if/then statement. (Remember this is your educated guess as to what will happen in this lab.) Procedure 1.
Read through all of the steps in the procedure as well as the Data
section. Then complete the Purpose
and Hypothesis
sections. 2.
Using the information provided in the Data
table and the Clastic and Chemical Sedimentary Rock Chart complete the Data
table and name each sedimentary rock. 3.
Complete the Observations
, Analysis and Conclusion
, and Application
sections before submitting the lab assignment.
