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SEDIMENTARY ROCK IDENTIFICATION LAB
Name:
Date:
Objective
To identify sedimentary rocks based on grain size, texture, and composition
Materials
•
Clastic/Chemical Sedimentary Rock Charts
•
Mohs Hardness Scale (Optional, used in previous lab)
Purpose
(5 pts)
Write 1–2 sentences stating the purpose of this lab.
What do you expect to learn? What do you want the
outcome to be?
Hypothesis
(5 pts)
Write your hypothesis for this lab.
It should be 1 sentence and be an if/then statement.
(Remember this
is your educated guess as to what will happen in this lab.)
Procedure
1.
Read through all of the steps in the procedure as well as the
Data
section. Then complete the
Purpose
and
Hypothesis
sections.
2.
Using the information provided in the
Data
table and the Clastic and Chemical Sedimentary Rock
Chart complete the
Data
table and name each sedimentary rock.
3.
Complete the
Observations
,
Analysis and Conclusion
, and
Application
sections before submitting
the lab assignment.
