Based on general appearance, what kind of rock is this? • Igneous . Sedimentary Metamorphic • This is actually a mineral and not a rock ● What is the shape of the larger fragments of this specimen? . Very angular • Angular ▸ Rounded • Perfectly rounded like basketballs What is the name or identity of this specimen? . Conglomerate · Breccia • Sandstone Granite
Based on general appearance, what kind of rock is this? • Igneous . Sedimentary Metamorphic • This is actually a mineral and not a rock ● What is the shape of the larger fragments of this specimen? . Very angular • Angular ▸ Rounded • Perfectly rounded like basketballs What is the name or identity of this specimen? . Conglomerate · Breccia • Sandstone Granite
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Chapter1: The Study Of Minerals
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Transcribed Image Text:Based on general appearance, what kind of rock is this?
• Igneous
. Sedimentary
. Metamorphic
● This is actually a mineral and not a rock
What is the shape of the larger fragments of this specimen?
• Very angular
• Angular
· Rounded
Perfectly rounded like basketballs
●
What is the name or identity of this specimen?
• Conglomerate
• Breccia
• Sandstone
· Granite
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Rocks are generally of three types. These are namely igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks. All the three types of rock are parts of the life cycle of a rock. Based on the image provided, the type of the rock, the shape of the larger fragments of the specimen and the name of the rock are identified.
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