Lab 3 Exercise

1. List the environments in which shale accumulates.

 

2. What mineral is the origin of most clay minerals?

 

3. Why is olivine a rare mineral in sandstone?

 

4. What properties are common to all limestones, regardless of texture?

Factors of the human impact on the environment (IPAT).

Which type of mining is likely the least harmful to the environment?
a. surface mining
b. placer mining
c. subsurface mining
d. none of the above

Why do you need to maintain a healthy,safe,and secure working environment?

Minimum of 100 words