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What is the charge or valence on C (carbon) in the mineral calcite (CaCO3)?
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+4
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Which one of the following statements about an ideal soil profile is false?
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Humus accumulates in and is most abundant in the C horizon.
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A sheet silicate
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Biotite
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Single-chain silicate
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Pyroxene
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3-D "framework" silicate
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Potassium Feldspar (K-Spar)
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Double-Chain Silicate
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Amphibole
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Which of the following statements best describes most composite strata volcanoes?
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Are associated with active subduction zones where one plate is sinking into the mantle.
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In general, partial melting of silicates produces a liquid that is....
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More silica rich than the parent.
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Shiprock is a famous igneous feature in New Mexico, it is...
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The eroded remains of a volcanic pipe and radiating dikes.
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Limestone
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Is the rock most readily dissolved by acid rain.
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Isotopes of the same element...
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The atoms have different numbers of neutrons and the same numbers of protons.
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Domininant minerals in Granite?
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Na-rich plagioclase, K-Spar (orthoclase), and quartz.
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The olivine solid solution series is best described as...
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Simple substitution of Mg+2 for Fe+2
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Based on Mohs scale of Hardness
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Topaz can scratch Quartz.
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Amphiboles
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Have a double chain silicate structure that contains water in the form of OH.
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