GEOLOGY BOARD EXAM REVIEWER

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EARTH STATISTICS
Age of earth,
Shape of earth,
Eccentricity of earth
41  cards
Geologic Extremes
Coldest temperature recorded,
Deepest borehole,
Deepest cave
47  cards
Earth Scientists
He proposed neptunism origin of r...,
He named the divisions of pangaea...,
He proposed the model for the ear...
105  cards
Mineral Aliases
Hyalite,
Collophane,
Vesuvian salt
178  cards
Types of Habits
Fine slender needle like cr,
Exhibiting narrow bands of differ...,
Forming very thin threads which r...
27  cards
Types of Luster
Dazzling luster recognizable even...,
Smooth and generally even surface,
Distinct observed only on closer ...
13  cards
Color Effects
A six pointed star formed by a be...,
Band of light moves from side to ...,
Two directions have distinct colors
13  cards
Types of Fractures
Surface consists of flat rounded ...,
Surface has no protuberances or v...,
Du
7  cards
Types of Cleavages
6 cleavages 12 faces,
4 cleavages 8 faces,
3 cleavages 6 faces at right angles
6  cards
Joints and Fractures
Joints with patterns that are typ...,
Unfilled or filled joints that co...,
Through going joints in continuou...
24  cards
Faults
Faults that have slipped recently...,
Branching fault that join the mas...,
Dip slip fault in which the hangi...
45  cards
Folds
Fold with beds that young away fr...,
Surface fold where there is no st...,
Large scale antiform formed from ...
39  cards
Basic Soil Orders
Moderately weathered soils that f...,
Clay particles accumulate in a su...,
Fertile productive soils because ...
35  cards
Sedimentary Structures
Produced by erosion or scouring o...,
Commonly preserved as bulbous or ...,
They can be used to determine pal...
84  cards
Geologic Landforms
Volcanoes that have steep sides a...,
Associated magma is often viscous...,
Volcanoes that produced low visco...
105  cards
Staining Techniques
Solution alizarine red smineral c...,
Solution alizarine red smineral a...,
Solution __________mineral wither...
34  cards
Petrographic Texture
Phenocrysts lie in a matrix of glass,
Groundmass is a dense overgrowth ...,
Groundmass is made up of rectangu...
30  cards

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