What is the difference between conglomerate and breccia?
A. Breccia clasts are the size of boulders, whereas conglomerate clasts are very fine grained.
B. A breccia is well stratified, whereas a conglomerate is poorly stratified.
C. Breccia clasts are angular, whereas conglomerate clasts are rounded.
D. Breccia has a compacted, clay-rich matrix, whereas conglomerate has no matrix.
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How are the degree of sorting and the amount of rounding of grains related to the transportation of sand grains?
A. The rounder and better sorted grains indicate farther travel from the source.
B. The more angular and poorly sorted grains indicate shorter travel from the source and higher energy of the environment of deposition.
C. The rounder and better sorted grains indicate shorter travel from the source.
D. The more angular and poorly sorted grains indicate farther travel from the source and lower energy of the environment of deposition.
The two major textures used in the classification of sedimentary rocks are
A. fragmental; crystalline
B. fine grained; coarse grained
C. clastic; bioclastic
D. clastic; nonclastic
Considering the weather-resistibility, the most stable mineral on the surface of the Earth is:
A. pyroxene
B. Ca-rich plagioclase
C. quartz
D. Olivine
The major weathering products of iron-bearing silicates (Olivine, pyroxene etc) are:
A. clay minerals, iron oxide
B. clay minerals, K, Na, Ca ions
C. quartz
D. clay minerals, K ions
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