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Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: November 20th, 2011, 11:34 am
by quizbowl
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Describe how this forms.

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: November 20th, 2011, 11:58 am
by ragi
folded gneiss? :?
it is formed under condtions of high-grade metomorphism

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: November 20th, 2011, 4:19 pm
by quizbowl
ragi wrote:folded gneiss? :?
it is formed under condtions of high-grade metomorphism
Nopers, and try to hide your answer next time.

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: November 20th, 2011, 5:53 pm
by ragi
is it phylite :? from low to moderate pressure and low temp. metomorphisim :?:

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: November 20th, 2011, 6:11 pm
by quizbowl
ragi wrote:
is it phylite :? from low to moderate pressure and low temp. metomorphisim :?:
Nice!

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: November 20th, 2011, 7:43 pm
by ragi
[url][URL=http://imgur.com/bnDI6][img]http://i.imgur.com/bnDI6.jpg[/img][/url]/url]
identify
what is the chemical composition

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: November 20th, 2011, 7:53 pm
by quizbowl
ragi wrote:
[url][URL=http://imgur.com/bnDI6][img]http://i.imgur.com/bnDI6.jpg[/img][/url]/url]
identify
what is the chemical composition
Shot in the dark....
Aragonite?
CaCO3

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: November 20th, 2011, 8:52 pm
by manutd94
quizbowl wrote:
ragi wrote:
[url][URL=http://imgur.com/bnDI6][img]http://i.imgur.com/bnDI6.jpg[/img][/url]/url]
identify
what is the chemical composition
Shot in the dark....
Aragonite?
CaCO3
It's dolomite m'lad. CaMg(CO3)2. You can tell by the crystals. :D quizbowl you can post the next one for me.

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: November 21st, 2011, 4:34 am
by ragi
manutd94 wrote:
quizbowl wrote:
ragi wrote:
[url][URL=http://imgur.com/bnDI6][img]http://i.imgur.com/bnDI6.jpg[/img][/url]/url]
identify
what is the chemical composition
Shot in the dark....
Aragonite?
CaCO3
It's dolomite m'lad. CaMg(CO3)2. You can tell by the crystals. :D quizbowl you can post the next one for me.
:D correct!! it's dolomite your right

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: November 21st, 2011, 5:48 pm
by quizbowl
gah :[
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