SEDIMENTOLOGY TEST QUESTIONS

1 Divide the following into CLASTIC and NON-CLASTIC rocks

Sandstone Chalk Limestone Mudstone
Coal Shale Siltstone Conglomerate
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CLASTIC NON-CLASTIC

a) Describe briefly the difference between a SHALE and a MUDSTONE

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b) What is the origin of this difference?

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2 Draw and label 3 separate WAY-UP criteria

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3 Compare a SANDSTONE and a SHALE in terms of relative proportions of ;
i) Carbon
ii) Silicon
iii) Aluminium
Explain why sandstones will usually have different amounts compared to shales.
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4 Write the following in the order or resistance to chemical weathering, starting
with the least resistant.
ORTHOCLASE, OLIVINE, QUARTZ, AUGITE, BIOTITE.
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5 Draw and label TWO features which could indicate a palaeocurrent direction
in a sedimentary rock

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6 Clay particles have much lower settling velocities than erosion (pick-up)
Velocities. Explain why.
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7 What are the main weathering processes of ;
i) Limestones ______________________
ii) Feldspars ______________________
iii) Fe Mg minerals ______________________
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8 Which of the following is most likely to have been transported and deposited
by bed load traction ( Clearly CIRCLE one only)

Mudsone Rock salt Conglomerate Chalk

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9 Draw and label an oolitic limestone. Describe the process of formation and
suggest the environment of deposition.

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10 Draw scaled, labelled diagrams to illustrate the differences between a

poorly sorted breccia and a well sorted sandstone.
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