Day 32


Chemical and Mechanical weathering in mineralogy context - mineral stablity in weathering environments as suggested by Bowen's reaction series

Maturity in the cycle of sediment transport.

Common Cements in Sedimentary Rocks.

Common minerals in clastic, biochemical, and orthochemical sedimentary rocks.

Pay particular attention to these common minerals in sedimentary rocks, as you review for the final:
true micas (esp. muscovite)
clay minerals (esp. kaolinite, glauconite)
carbonate minerals (esp. calcite and dolomite)
halides (halite)
sulfates (gypsum)
feldspars (orthoclase, microcline)
silica minerals (quartz and opal)


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