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6 Cards in this Set
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Conglomerate Breccia
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Gravel/Pebble Grain Size
Poor Grain Sorting Rock Frags, quartz, churt grains in a matrix of sand, mud , and cement composition. Brown/Black/Tan Color/Colors |
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A.Quartz
Arenile Sandstone |
A. Sand Grain Size
Very Well Grain Sorting Well-Rounded, Well-Sorted, Quartz sand grains composition White/Off White Color |
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B. Arkos Sandstone
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Sand Grain Size
Moderate to well Grain Sorting B. Feldspar, Quartz, Hematite, Cement composition Reddish, Salmon, Brownish Color/Colors |
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C. Graywacke Sandstone
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C. Sand Grain Size
Moderate to poor Grain Sorting Rock Frags, Mud, Quartz composition Blackish white to gray Color/Colors |
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Siltstone
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Silt Grain Size
Moderate to High Non-Fissile Grain Sorting Quartz, Mica, Feels Gritty Composition Gray (Vanous) Color/Colors |
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Shah
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Clay Grain Size
Well-Sorted, fissile, layers present, rock breaks along layers Grain Sorting Clay minerals, quartz, mica, sometimes organic Composition Grayish, Blackish, Brown Color/ Colors |
