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STATION #1
1. What is the identity of sample 1?
A.
goethite
B.
hornblende
C.
galena
D.
pyrite
E.
magnetite
2. What is the identity of sample 2?
A.
anthracite coal
B.
magnetite
C.
hematite
D.
tourmaline
E.
graphite
3. Identify sample 3:
A.
magnetite
B.
hematite
C.
limonite
D.
sphalerite
E.
galena
4. Identify sample 4:
A.
bornite
B.
chalcopyrite
C.
anthracite coal
D.
tourmaline
E.
hematite
5. What is the identity of sample 5?
A.
obsidian
B.
onyx
C.
basalt
D.
anthracite coal
E.
lignite coal
6. Which samples are ores?
A.
samples 1 and 3
B.
samples 1, 3, and 4
C.
samples 2 and 5
D.
All of these samples are ores.
E.
None of these samples are ores.
STATION #2
7. These samples all belong to which rock family?
A. Igneous
B. Sedimentary
C. Metamorphic
8. Identify sample 1:
A. Granite
B. Arkose
C. Conglomerate
D. Pegmatite
E. Quartzite
9. Identify sample 2:
A. Breccia
B. Pegmatite
C. Granite
D. Quartzite
E. Arkose
10. Identify sample 3:
A. Arkose
B. Conglomerate
C. Breccia
D. Diorite
E. Gabbro
11. The texture of each of these samples can be collectively described as:
A. Aphanitic
B. Phaneritic
C. Glassy
D. Fragmental
E. Botryoidal
12. These samples were formed by:
A. Slow erosion and compaction of relatively large sediments.
B. Foliation of existing clastic rock.
C. Rapid cooling of surface volcanic rock.
D. Slow cooling of magma below the surface.
E. Rapid erosion and compaction of relatively large sediments.
STATION #3
13. Identify sample 1:
A. Sphalerite
B. Galena
C. Hornblende
D. Gabbro
E. Hematite
14. Identify sample 2:
A. Limonite
B. Hematite
C. Biotite
D. Sphalerite
E. Magnetite
15. Identify sample 3:
A. Tourmaline
B. Apatite
C. Topaz
D. Corundum
E. Staurolite
16. Identify sample 4:
A. Tourmaline
B. Hornblende
C. Phyllite
D. Anthracite coal
E. Bituminous coal
17. Which one of these samples (if any) is an ore?
A. Sample 1
B. Sample 2
C. Sample 3
D. Sample 4
E. None of these is an ore.
18. What is the main resource metal in the sample which is an ore?
A. Iron
B. Copper
C. Lead
D. Zinc
E. None because none of these samples is an ore.
STATION #4
19. Identify this sample:
A. Granite
B. Rose quartz
C. Rhodenite
D. Apatite
E. Garnet
20. This substance will tarnish into a dark brown color with long exposure to air. This
tarnishing is due to the presence of which element in the sample?
A. Manganese
B. Magnesium
C. Silicon
D. Iron
E. Both A & D are correct
21. This material is typically found with/in ____________ rocks.
A. Igneous
B. Sedimentary
C. Metamorphic
D. Both B & C
22. Sometimes this material is of such quality it is used as a gemstone. This substance is the
“State Gemstone” of which state?
A. Massachusetts
B. Pennsylvania
C. New Jersey
D. Virginia
E. Maryland
STATION #5
23. Identify sample 1:
A. Lepidolite
B. Muscovite
C. Selenite
D. Calcite
E. Halite
24. Identify sample 2:
A. Halite
B. Selenite
C. Fluorite
D. Calcite
E. Quartz crystal
25. Identify sample 3:
A. Calcite
B. Quartz crystal
C. Selenite
D. Fluorite
E. Halite
26. How many cleavage directions exist for samples 1, 2, and 3 in that order:
A. 0, 4, 6
B. 1, 4, 6
C. 1, 3, 6
D. 1, 3, 0
E. 1, 6, 0
27. When a drop of dilute HCl is placed on sample 1 this will happen:
A. No reaction.
B. Very slow effervescence of H2 gas.
C. Vigorous effervescence of H2 gas.
D. Very slow effervescence of CO2 gas.
E. Vigorous effervescence of CO2 gas.
28. When a drop of dilute HCl is placed on sample 2 this will happen:
A. No reaction.
B. Very slow effervescence of H2 gas.
C. Vigorous effervescence of H2 gas.
D. Very slow effervescence of CO2 gas.
E. Vigorous effervescence of CO2 gas.
STATION #6
29. Identify this sample:
A. Oolitic limestone
B. Travertine
C. Pumice
D. Scoria
E. Phyllite
30. In which of the following U.S. state(s), if any, would you most likely find this sample in its
natural environment? Choose any/all that are correct.
A. Florida
B. Hawaii
C. Washington
D. Texas
E. Maine
F. Idaho
G. Pennsylvania
31. Which of the following terms best describes this sample? Choose any/all that are
correct.
A. Intrusive
B. Extrusive
C. Porphyritic
D. Foliated
E. Vesicular
32. To which rock/mineral grouping does this sample belong?
A. Oxide
B. Sedimentary
C. Carbonate
D. Metamorphic
E. Igneous
STATION #7
For this station, disregard any letters/numbers that may appear on each rock.
33. How many of these samples are sedimentary rocks?
A. 0
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5
E. all of them
34. How many of these samples are metamorphic rocks?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 3
D. 4
E. all of them
35. How many of these samples are igneous rocks?
A. 0
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. all of them
36. What are the names of the metamorphic rocks at this station?
A. There are none.
B. Gneiss
C. Gneiss, marble, quartzite
D. Phyllite, marble, slate, gneiss
E. Quartzite, phyllite, slate, gneiss, marble, garnet schist, mica schist
37. How many of these samples are classified as “aphanitic”?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
STATION #8
38. Identify sample 1:
A. Sodalite
B. Fluorite
C. Apatite
D. Corundum
E. Azurite
39. Identify sample 2:
A. Sodalite
B. Corundum
C. Fluorite
D. Azurite
E. Apatite
40. Identify sample 3:
A. Calcite
B. Fluorite
C. Satin Spar
D. Sodalite
E. Apatite
41. Identify sample 4:
A. Apatite
B. Azurite
C. Sodalite
D. Corundum
E. Fluorite
42. Which of these sample is an ore?
A. Sample 1
B. Sample 2
C. Sample 3
D. Sample 4
E. None of them is an ore.
STATION #9
The coin contains a mineral from the mineral list and it composes about 90% of the coin.
43. These 4 samples are alike in that they are all:
A. carcinogenic if consumed in their powdered form.
B. still mined in Pennsylvania.
C. waste products of steel manufacturing.
D. harder than steel.
E. mostly single chemical elements.
44. How many of these samples are ductile?
A. None
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. all of them
45. How many of these samples contain minerals found in natural deposits in Pennsylvania?
A. None
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. all of them
46. How many of these samples are typically found with igneous rocks?
A. None
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. all of them
47. How many of these samples exhibit good cleavage?
A. None
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. all of them
48. Why are coins like the sample not produced in mass quantities in the U.S. anymore?
A. The material was too soft and problematic for continued use in coin production.
B. U.S. mines for the material closed and made its use prohibitively expensive.
C. The value of the material in the coin exceeded the face-value of the coin.
D. The coin material could flake off and become a particulate health hazard.
E. None of the above reasons are correct.
STATION #10
49. Identify sample #1:
A. Opal
B. Milky quartz
C. Chalcedony
D. Agate
E. Calcite
50. Identify sample #2:
A. Smoky quartz
B. Jasper
C. Hematite
D. Rose quartz
E. Calcite
51. Identify sample #3:
A. Jasper
B. Opal
C. Agate
D. Rose quartz
E. Chalcedony
52. What chemical property do these samples share?
A. They are all evaporites
B. They all contain diatom fossils
C. They all are forms of SiO2
D. They all are forms of CaCO3
E. They all effervesce with dilute HCl
53. Which of these samples can contain up to 10% water?
A. Sample 1
B. Sample 2
C. Sample 3
D. Both samples 2 & 3
E. None of these
STATION #11
Indicate if the given mineral is formed by igneous processes, sedimentary processes, or
metamorphism.
A. formed by IGNEOUS processes
B. formed by SEDIMENTARY processes
C. formed by METAMORPHISM
54. Augite
55. Celestite
56. Gold
57. Diamond
58. Ulexite
59. Graphite
60. Tremolite
61. Quartz
62. Talc
63. Topaz
64. Staurolite
65. Halite
STATION #12
66.
Identify sample 1:
A. Calcite
B. Jasper
C. Citrine
D. Fluorite
E. Apatite
67.
Identify sample 2:
A. Augite
B. Olivine
C. Tremolite
D. Microcline
E. Epidote
68.
Identify sample 3:
A. Topaz
B. Bauxite
C. Dolomite
D. Orthoclase
E. Alabaster
69.
Identify sample 4:
A. Hornblende
B. Biotite
C. Muscovite
D. Sphalerite
E. Magnetite
70.
Which is the correct order (first to last) of solidification as magma cools:
A. 1, 3, 4, 2
B. 4, 2, 3, 1
C. 4, 3, 2, 1
D. 2, 1, 4, 3
E. 2, 4, 3, 1
71.
Which of these samples exhibits piezoelectricity?
A. Sample 1
B. Sample 2
C. Sample 3
D. Sample 4
E. None of these samples
STATION #13
Match the name of the rock or mineral on the left with the name it is also known as on the
right. Some choices are not used at all. 
72.
_____ Olivine
A. peacock ore
73.
_____ Sulfur
B. carnelian
74.
_____ Bornite
C. desert rose
75.
_____ Pyrite
D. adularia
76.
_____ Corundum
E. peridot
77.
_____ Chalcedony
F. lodestone
78.
_____ Orthoclase
G. padparaschah
79.
_____ Obsidian
H. brimstone
80.
_____ Ulexite
I. amphibole
81.
_____ Magnetite
J. fool’s gold
82.
_____ Hornblende
K. lapis lazuli
L. TV stone
M. Apache tears
N. sunstone
STATION #14
This rock was collected in the Gore Mountain mining region of the Adirondack Mountains in
New York.
83.
The main rock seen in the area of the 2 yellow dots is known as:
A. Sandstone
B. Granite
C. Mica Schist
D. Diorite
E. Pegmatite
84.
The large roundish deep red crystals are the mineral:
A. Garnet
B. Hematite
C. Barite
D. Corundum
E. Limonite
85.
Those same roundish structures in rocks of this type are known as:
A. Phenocrysts
B. Xenoliths
C. Porphyroblasts
D. Phenoblasts
E. Phenoliths
86.
The dark mineral surrounding the deep red crystals is the mineral:
A. Tourmaline
B. Hornblende
C. Hematite
D. Sphalerite
E. Augite
STATION #15
There are 30 samples here. 15 are rocks and 15 are minerals in no particular arrangement.
Write the name of the rock or mineral in the blank. SOME MAY BE REPEATED : /