Rocks and Minerals Answer Sheet
Holt Invitational 2014
Station 1:
Station 4:
A.
A.
Chalcedony Quartz
B.
B.
Citrine Quartz
C.
C.
Milky Quartz
D.
D.
Amethyst Quartz
E.
E.
Rose Quartz
F.
F.
Jasper Quartz
G.
Agate Quartz
Station 2:
A.
Station 5:
B.
A.
Bauxite
C.
B.
Queensland, Australia
D.
C.
None
E.
D.
2.3-2.7
E.
Opaque
F.
Les-Baux-de-Provence in Southeastern
France
Station 3:
A.
B.
Station 6:
C.
A.
Diorite
D.
B.
Plagioclase Feldspar, Hornblende, Biotite
E.
C.
F.
D.
Ancient Egypt-statues, columns, lining of
pyramids
5.5-6
G.
E.
Slow, deepseeded cool of magma
Rocks and Minerals Answer Sheet
Holt Invitational 2014
Station 7:
A.
1.
Talc
Gypsum
Calcite
Fluorite
Apatite
Feldspar
Quartz
Topaz
Corundum
Diamond
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
B.
a. Silicates
b. Oxides
c. Sulfides
d. Carbonates
e. Native Elements
f.
Halides
g. Sulfates
e 1. Minerals that form as individual elements
f 2. Mineral that contain either chlorine or fluorine bonded to a
metal
a 3. Minerals that contain the two most abundant minerals in
Earth’s crust
b 4. Minerals that are made up of an ionic bond between a metal
and oxygen
c 5. Minerals that are made up of an ionic bond between a metal
and silicon
g 6. Mineral that contain oxygen and sulphur
d 7. Minerals that contain CO3
Station 8:
Station 9:
A.
Ulexite
A.
Sodalite
B.
“The TV Rock”
B.
5.5-6
C.
2.5
C.
2.2-2.3
D.
Georg Ludwig Ulex
D.
White
Rocks and Minerals Answer Sheet
Holt Invitational 2014
Station 10:
A.
A, C, G, E, B, D, F
Station 14:
A.
1400° C
B.
No
Station 11:
C.
Olivine, Pyroxene, Amphibole, Biotite
A.
Obsidian
D.
Felsic
B.
6-7
E.
iii. 50% sodium, 50% calcium
C.
Natives used it for sharp tools
D.
Glass/amorphous solid
Station 15:
E.
Granite
A.
Gneiss
B.
Yes
Station 12:
C.
Structure, building
A.
Feldspar
D.
Regional metamorphic
B.
6
E.
Abraham Werner
C.
KAlSi3O8
D.
Good-2 directions, poor-2 directions
Station 16:
E.
White
A.
Biotite Mica
B.
Muscovite Mica
Station 13:
C.
KAl3O10(OH)2
A.
Oolitic Limestone
D.
Monoclinic
B.
Travertine Limestone
E.
Sectile, elastic
C.
Calcium Carbonate oolites
D.
It will “fizz”
Rocks and Minerals Answer Sheet
Holt Invitational 2014
Station 17:
Station 20:
A.
Paleozoic
A.
Cooling and Crystallization
B.
Quarternary
B.
Deposition & lithification
C.
2.6 Million
C.
Heat, pressure and stress
D.
Silurian
D.
Volcanic Eruptions
E.
Jurassic
E.
Melting
F.
Weathering and Erosion
Station 18:
A.
Amazonite
Station 21:
B.
Vitreous
A.
Scoria
C.
The Amazon River
B.
5-6
D.
KAlSi3O8
C.
Vesicles
E.
Feldspar
D.
Extrusive
E.
On top of a basalt flow
Station 19:
A.
Dolomite
Station 22:
B.
Rhombohedral
A.
Calcite
C.
2.8-2.9
B.
White
D.
CaMg(CO3)
C.
Perfect-3 directions
E.
Fizzes
D.
Chalx “lime”
E.
3
F.
Barite, albite, & scapolite
Rocks and Minerals Answer Sheet
Holt Invitational 2014
Station 23:
A.
Topaz
B.
Perfect, 1 basal direction
C.
8
D.
Vitreous
E.
Hyacinth
F.
Al2SiO4(F1OH)2
Station 24:
A.
Gypsum
B.
1-1.5
C.
Perfect-1 direction, distinct-2 directions
D.
Gypsos-“plaster”
E.
Sedimentary
F.
2.3-2.4
Station 25:
A.
5730 yrs.
B.
12.21 min.
C.
12 g