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The assemblage of albite, chlorite, actinolite, and calcite would be most characteristic of - correct answer greenschist facies The assemblage of hornblende + plagioclase would most likely be - correct answer amphiboite facies In carbonates wollastonite + anorthite + diopside would most likely be - correct answer sanidinite facies The formula K(AlSi3O8) is for what mineral - correct answer sanidine What are some common associative minerals with sanidine - correct answer Qua...

ASBOG Physical Geology Master List Question and answers correctly solved 2023/2024transform boundary - correct answer Boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other. (End Chapter 1) Amphibole group - correct answer Mineral group in which all members are double chain silicates. (Begin Chapter 2) biotite - correct answer Iron/magnesium bearing mica. calcite - correct answer Mineral with the formula CaCO3. chain silicate structure - correct answer Silicate s...

ASBOG Physical Geology Master List Question and answers 2023/2024 verified to passAsthenosphere - correct answer A region of Earth's outer shell beneath the lithosphere. The asthenosphere is of indeterminate thickness and behaves plastically. (Begin Chapter 1) continental drift - correct answer A concept suggesting that continents move over Earth's surface. convergent boundary - correct answer A boundary between two plates that are moving toward each other. core - correct an...

ASBOG Hydrogeology Questions And Answers Area of Influence - ANS-The area within the potentiometic surface is lowered by withdrawal or raised by injection, of water through well. Aquifer - ANS-A geologic unit that is saturated and sufficiently permeable to transmit significant economic quantities of water to wells and springs Capillary Fringe - ANS-The lowest part of the zone of aeration, immediately above the water table, where water is under pressure that is less than atmospheric pre...

ASBOG Question and answers already passed 2023/2024basalt - correct answer what is the most widely distributed volcanic rock? gabbro - correct answer what is the most common intrusive rock? feldspar - correct answer what is the most widespread mineral? shale - correct answer what is the most common sedimentary rock? arthropods - correct answer what is the largest animal phylum? 7 - correct answer how many major tectonic plates are there? coal-fired power plant...

ASBOG Sample #1 Questions And Answers 100% Verified Solution 1. When water contacts pyrite at the earth's surface, the runoff is commonly: - ANS-A. Acidic 2. In an eolian sand aquifer, hydraulic conductivity would be expected to generally: - ANS-C. Be Uniform 3. Which of the following pairs likely would be composed of sediments with DIFFERENT grain size and sorting characteristics? - ANS-A. Out-wash plain - end moraine 4. It has been determined that a prospective strippable reserve con...

ASBOG Physical Geology Master List Question and answers already passed 2023/2024transform boundary - correct answer Boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other. (End Chapter 1) Amphibole group - correct answer Mineral group in which all members are double chain silicates. (Begin Chapter 2) biotite - correct answer Iron/magnesium bearing mica. calcite - correct answer Mineral with the formula CaCO3. chain silicate structure - correct answer Silicate str...

ASBOG Chapter 3: Map and Cross-Section Interpretation Exam Review Blind Thrust - ANS-A thrust fault that does not reach the ground surface Detachment Fault - ANS-A low-angle normal fault associated with regional extension Dip-slip Fault - ANS-A fault in which the movement is parallel to the dip of the fault plane, such as a normal, reverse, or listric fault Fenster - ANS-A "window" into rocks underlying a thrust fault Footwall Block - ANS-A block that underlies a non-vertical fault...

ASBOG FG Exam Questions And Answers Calculate the dip from 3 points of differing elevation. - ANS-Tan(dip angle)=rise/run ; rise=high-low point; run=map distance between high and low point. Calculate the dip between 3 points, 2 of which are equal elevation. - ANS-Tan(dip angle)=rise/run; rise=high-low point; run=map distance of perpendicular line drawn from line connecting points of = elevation to low point. Dip-slip fault - ANS-a fault where the movement is parallel to the dip of the f...

ASBOG Physical Geology Master List Question and answers 100% correct 202/2024Asthenosphere - correct answer A region of Earth's outer shell beneath the lithosphere. The asthenosphere is of indeterminate thickness and behaves plastically. (Begin Chapter 1) continental drift - correct answer A concept suggesting that continents move over Earth's surface. convergent boundary - correct answer A boundary between two plates that are moving toward each other. core - correct answer...