Lab 5 Activity

Overview

For Lab 5 you will identify the 8 sedimentary rock samples based on observations of their texture and composition. The samples include the following sedimentary rocks:

Sedimentary Rock Sample List
Bituminous coal Conglomerate Oolitic limestone Sandstone (quartz)
Chert Coquina Sandstone (arkose) Siltstone

Samples to Use for Lab 5

Collect the following rock samples:

SS-51 SS-53 SS-62 SS-66
SS-52 SS-55 390RSe SS-61

What to Do Next

Use the Lab 5 worksheet (Figure 4.3) to record your observations and guide you through the identification process for each sedimentary rock.

Refer to Figure 4.4 to help you match your observations with a name. Note that Figure 4.4 includes rocks that are not examined.

 

Figure 4.3 | Worksheet for Lab 5. Source: Saoirse MacKinnon (2024) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Get this worksheet as a PDF file.
Figure 4.4 | Flowchart for choosing a sedimentary rock name. Get this flowchart as a PDF file. Source: Saoirse MacKinnon (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Laboratory Manual for Earth Science (2Ed) Copyright © 2024 by Karla Panchuk and Saoirse MacKinnon is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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