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How can a rock composition help geologists to classify the rock?
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How do geologist classify a rock?
Geologists classify rocks by looking at their chemical and mineralogical composition then at the the size and shape of their component minerals then at any texture, pattern or grain that the rocks may display. They also classify them in relation to how they were formed.
How can a rock's composition help geologists to classify the rocks?
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What are the three groups into which geologist classify rock?
Metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary
Would texture or composition be more important to classify a clastic sedimentary rock?
composition
How do geologist us the geologic column?
To help them interpret rock sequence .
Geologist classify rocks according to their?
They classify metamorphic rocks according to their parent rock or protolith.
What three things do geologist classify rocks based on?
Geologists classify rocks based on their origin (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic), mineral composition, and texture. These three factors help geologists understand how the rock formed and the conditions it has been subjected to.
How composition and texture are used to classify rock?
mineral composition is the minerals that the rocks are made of texture refers to the grain size (sediments or interlocking crystals) of the different components of that rock
How does a geologist know that rock layers are undisturbed.?
When a rock is disturbed, it usually contains one of the following abnormalities:SlantingBendingFoldingCrackingMetamorphismor Nonconformities.If a rock layer contains none of these, then geologists classify it as undisturbed.
What do you call a rock expert?
petrologist
What do you call a person who studies rock's mineral's and earth's land forms?
A person who studies rocks, minerals, and earth's landforms is called a geologist. Geologists examine the composition, structure, and processes of the Earth's surface to better understand its history and natural resources.
