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Is it true that coarse grain is a term that describes a rocks grain pattern?
yes
What describes a rock's texture geologists determine?
The size shape and pattern of the rocks grains
What are rough textured rocks?
Rocks with a large grain size perhaps with angular grain shapes.
What are fine textured rocks?
They are rocks with a small grain size.
What are 3 characteristics of a rocks grain?
Three characteristics of a rock's grain include size (fine, medium, coarse), shape (angular, rounded), and sorting (well-sorted, poorly sorted). These characteristics can provide information about the rock's origin and history.
Which 2 groups is broken down into smaller groups by grain size?
Sedimentary rocks and igneous rocks can be broken down into smaller groups based on grain size. In sedimentary rocks, grain size categories include clay, silt, sand, and gravel. In igneous rocks, grain size categories include fine-grained, medium-grained, and coarse-grained.
How are rocks with grains classified?
They are eather fine grain or course grain. Granite are course Grain, Basalts are fine grains.
What properties do all rocks have?
Rocks have color, grain, specific density, and relative hardness.
Are all rocks have the same texture and grain size?
no
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.
Which of these is likely to have a mass of about one milligram a grain of sugar a pile of rocks a stack of lumber?
A Grain of sugar
What is coarse grain?
rocks with grains that can be identified with naked eye
