LABORATORY TEST FOR IESO 2010

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Please write your name and nationality in English on the cover pages 2. This laboratory test is conducted with an objective to test the skill of identifying specimens consisting of 5 minerals, 5 igneous rocks, 5 sedimentary rocks, 5 metamorphic rocks and 5 volcanic rocks as well as 10 fossils, 5 geological structures, and 6 geomorphological features. 3. The time allocated for identifying each specimen is 2 minutes. 4. Please write your answer legibly. Illegible answers will be counted as incorrect. 5. Please write your answers only on this laboratory test sheet, by choosing/matching the correct answer provided in the Choices column of the Answer sheet.

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A. Minerals No. 1 2 3 4 5 Sample Code I II III IV V Name of Mineral 5 points Choices A. Gypsum B. Apatite C. Biotite D. Garnet E. Muscovite F. Sulfur G. Quartz H. Phlogopite I. Plagioclase J. Anhydrite K. Orthoclase L. Hornblende M. Pyroxene N. Olivine O. Calcite

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B. Rocks No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Sample Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Name of Rock A. B. C. D. E. F. G. 40 points Choices Andesite Breccia Gneiss Volcanic Breccia Rhyolite Red Slate Quartz Conglomerate Crystalline Limestone H. Mica Schist I. Agglomerate J. Sandstone K. Pumice L. Obsidian M. Tuff
N. Pumice Breccia/Ignimbrite

O. White Marble P. Phyllite Q. Biotite Granite R. Diorite S. Pegmatite T. Quartzite U. Syenite V. Basalt W. Andesite X. Granodiorite Y. Peridotite Z. Lapili AA. Chalky Limestone BB. Monzonite CC. Olivine Gabbro DD. Eclogite EE. Migmatite FF. Claystone

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C. Fossils No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sample Code A B C D F H I J Name of Fossil 16 points Choices A. Balanus B. Pelecypoda C. Turitella D. Ammonite E. Heliophyllum F. Brachiopoda G. Arachnida H. Echinodermata I. Busycon J. Murex K. Zaphrentis L. Nautilus M. Coral N. Scaphopoda O. Acropora P. Trilobita Q. Ostracoda

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D. Geological Structures No. 1 2 3 4 5 Sample Code SG 01 SG 02 SG 03 SG 04 SG 06 Type of Structure A. B. C. D. 10 points Choices Normal Fault Thrust Fault Oblique Fault Dextral strike-slip fault E. Sinistral strike-slip fault F. Unconformity G. Nonconformity H. Plunging Anticline I. Fold J. Joint

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E. Geomorphology No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sample Code A B C D E F Name of Geomorphologic Unit 6 points Choices A. Incised River B. Eroded Dome C. Estuary D. Karst Topography E. Alluvial Fan F. Cuesta G. Barrier Islands H. Meandering River I. Delta J. Eroded Anticline K. Spit L. Eroded volcano