GEO 605 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sedimentary Rock, Ekati Diamond Mine, Quartzite
6 May 2016
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15-20 mc similar to quiz (15-20 marks total) pick 2 of 4 short answer (20 marks total) Describe or talk about something in a paragraph or two. Explain a process or something that has happened. Include background info map question (about 20 marks total) What is at location 1, what sound is number 5, etc (1 mark each) Sketch a border or route (2 marks each) Promise of mining is what supplies jobs in the north. Three major classes of rock (based on how they"re formed: sedimentary. If you"re looking for oil or natural gas, look here. Before was molten liquid, spewing form volcano. Then hardens when it cools above land: metamorphic. Like baking a cake (initial rocks + heat + time = something different) Organic: from carbon-based organic matter (dead stuff) We"re on top of limestone right now. Formed on top of a warm sea. At one point this spot was a warm tropical sea.
