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Detrital Sedimentary Rocks (Clastic) Flashcards

1
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Detrital sedimentary rocks are also called as?

A

Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

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If the clast size is GRAVEL, what is the sed rock and grabau name?

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Sed Rock: Gravelstone/Conglomerate

Grabau: Rudite

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If the clast size is SAND, what is the sed rock and grabau name?

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Sed rock: Sandstone

Grabau: Arenite

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If the clast size is MUD, what is the sed rock and grabau name?

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Sed rock: Mudrock

Grabau: Lutite

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Size range in mm for boulders.

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> 256 mm

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Size range in mm for cobble.

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64-256 mm

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Size range in mm for pebble

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4-64 mm

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Size range in mm for granule.

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2-4 mm

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Size range in mm for sand.

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1/16-2 mm

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Size range in mm for silt.

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1/256-1/16 mm

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Size range in mm for clay

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<1/256 mm

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Common name for the particles boulder, cobble, pebble, and granule.

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Gravel

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Common name for the particle sand

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Sand

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14
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Common name for the particles silt and clay.

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Mud

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Detrital rocks under the Gravel category

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Conglomerate and Breccia

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16
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Detrital Rock under the sand category

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Sandstone

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17
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Three detrital rocks under the mud category.

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Claystone, Mudstone(and Shale) , or Siltstone

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18
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Phi value of Boulders

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-8

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19
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Phi value of Cobbles

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-7, -6, -5, and -4

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20
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Phi value of pebbles

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-4, -3, -2

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21
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Phi value of Granules

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-2, -1

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22
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Phi value of very coarse sand

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-1, 0

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23
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Phi value of coarse sand

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0, 1

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Phi value of medium sand

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1, 2

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Phi value of fine sand

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2, 3

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Phi value of very fine sand

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3, 4

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Phi value of coarse silt

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4, 5

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Phi value of medium silt

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5, 6

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29
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Phi value of fine silt

30
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Phi value of very fine silt

31
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Phi value of clay

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Sedimentary rocks made up of gravel-sized sediments.

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Gravelstones

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Gravelstones that are made up of rounded sediments.

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Conglomerate

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Gravelstones that are made up of angular sediments.

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Gravelstones are also called as?

36
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Gravelstones with an interior source, eroding from the same source and lithifying space, making the clasts and matrices’ composition uniform.

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Intraformational

37
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Gravelstones with composition derived outside of depositional basin, with the clasts and matrices’ composition different from each other.

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Extraformational

38
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Clast-supported conglomerates

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Orthoconglomerate

39
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Matrix-supported conglomerate

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Paraconglomerate

40
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Describes gravelstones with more than 90% of the framework clasts consisting of a single or few resistant rocks and/or minerals.

41
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Describes gravelstones with clasts of different compositions that are prone to weathering and erosion.

42
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Describes gravelstones with clasts composed of a single composition

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Monomictic

43
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Describes gravelstones with clasts composed of about 2-4 different types of parent rocks.

44
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Describes gravelstones with clasts with numerous amounts of types of composition

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Polymictic

45
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A type of gravelstone composed of lithified colluvium deposited from mass wasting.

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Diamictite

46
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Diamictites derived from glaciers.

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Diamictons

47
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Sedimentary rocks made up of sand-sized sediments.

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Sandstones

48
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Also called as Arenites.

49
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A classification of sandstones that classifies sandstones based on the proportions of Quartz, Feldspars, and Lithic Fragments normalized.

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Folk’s Scheme

50
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Sandstones with significant amount of feldspars

51
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Sandstones with significant amount of mud matrix

52
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An older, general term for matrix-rich sandstones

53
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Are known as the “stable platforms”.

54
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What is the setting and subdivision?

Sediments are derived from volcanic-magmatic arcs formed over subduction zones along convergent plate boundaries.

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Setting: Magmatic Arc Source

Subdivision: N/A

55
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What is the setting and subdivision?

Contain sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, and recycled volcanic/magmatic arc sediments derived from uplifted recycled accretionary complexes.

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Setting: Recycled Orogen Source

Subdivision: Subduction Complexes

56
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What is the setting and subdivision?

Contain sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, of both continental and oceanic origin, uplifted during continental collisions that close ocean basins.

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Setting: Recycled Orogen Source

Subdivision: Collision Orogens

57
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What is the setting and subdivision?

Consist of diverse sedimentary, metamorphic, and plutonic igneous rock assemblages exposed in orogenic belts some distance from convergent plate boundaries.

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Setting: Recycled Orogen Source

Subdivision: Foreland Uplifts

58
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What is the setting and subdivision?

Sediments are derived from pre-existing, generally mature, sedimentary rocks that overlie plutonic basement rocks in a stable platform setting with very low relief.

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Setting:m Continental Block Source

Subdivision: Craton Interior

59
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What is the setting and subdivision?

Both platform sedimentary rocks and plutonic basement shield rocks are exposed as source rock types in settings of low to moderate relief.

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Setting: Continental Block Source

Subdivision: Transitional Cratons

60
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What is the setting and subdivision?

The basement plutonic igneous and metamorphic rocks are exposed in an area of high relief resulting from an uplift.

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Setting: Continental Block Source

Subdivision: Uplifted Basement

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Sedimentary rocks made up of mud-sized sediments.

62
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Mudrocks that are made up of silt-sized sediments.

63
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Mudrocks that are made up of clay-sized sediments.

64
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Also called as lutites.

65
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Mudrocks that are made up of the combination of silt and clay sized sediments.

66
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A type of mudrock that shows distinct layering.

67
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Banding observed among mudrocks where they tend to break.

68
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Smectite-rich claystones that formed from the alteration of volcanic ash deposits from explosive eruptions.

69
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What is the tagalog term for Bentonite?

70
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Sediments from mass wasting

71
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Sediments from streams

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