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MOCK EXAMINATION
Mineralogy and Petrology

Name: ______________ Date Taken:

Result

Part I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the best answer.

1. If magma is oversaturated with respect to silica, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Quartz should precipitate from the magma and be present in the rock.
B. Olivine should precipitate from the magma and be present in the rock.
C. Sodalite should precipitate from the magma and be present in the rock.
D. Nepheline should precipitate from the magma and be present in the rock.

2. The following are common heavy minerals EXCEPT

A. garnet B. rutile C. zircon D. fluorite

3. What is the hydrous form of anhydrite?

A. gypsum B. barite C. goethite D. apatite

4. Apatite belongs to what mineral group?

A. silicates B. carbonates C. phosphates D. sulfates

5. Microcline belongs to what silicate group?

A. inosilicates B. cyclosilicates C. nesosilicates D. tectosilicates

6. What is the chemical bonding present in diamond?

A. ionic B. metallic C. covalent D. van der Waals

7. Glass is NOT a mineral because __________

A. it has impurities B. it is not produced by organisms
C. it is made up of SiO2 D. it does not have an ordered internal structure

8. The basis of the compositional classification of minerals is the _______.

A. luster B. density C. anion D. type of chemical bond

9. The basic unit of silicates is composed of….

A. 1 Si atom and 4 oxygen atoms B. 2 Si atoms and 1 oxygen atom
C. 1 Si atom and 2 oxygen atom D. 4 Si atoms and 1 oxygen atoms

10. Obsidian is formed due to ________

A. excess silica B. very fast cooling of magma
C. high amount of dissolved gases D. very high temperature of magma

11. Plagioclase feldspars form, at elevated temperatures, an essentially complete solid solution series. Which of
the following is arranged from pure NaAlSi3O8 to pure CaAl2Si2O8?
A. albite, oligoclase, andesine, bytownite, labradorite, anorthite
B. albite, oligoclase, andesine, labradorite, bytownite, anorthite
C. anorthite, labradorite, bytownite, andesine, oligoclase, albite
D. anorthite, bytownite, labradorite, andesine, oligoclase, albite

12. Which among the following types of twinning is the MOST useful in plagioclase identification?
A. albite B. Carlsbad C. Baveno D. Manebach

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13. What mineral was used in fireworks to give a brilliant white light when mixed with saltpeter and ignited?
Today, artificial arsenic sulfide is used for this purpose.
A. realgar B. orpiment C. cinnabar D. stibnite

14. Which of the following is NOT a variety of gypsum?

A. alabaster B. selenite C. satin spar D. soda niter

15. What is the chemical formula of chalcopyrite?

A. Cu2S B. Cu3AsS4 C. CuFeS2 D. Cu5FeS4

16. Mineral X can scratch mineral Y and the fingernail. The fingernail can scratch mineral Y but not
mineral X. Mineral Y can scratch the fingernail but not mineral X. What is the hardness of mineral Y?
A. greater than 2.5 B. equal to 2.5
C. less than 2.5 D. cannot be determined

17. What mineral or rock is the “Zambales Jade”?

A. uvarovite B. malachite C. sericite schist D. serpentinite

18. What mineral or rock is the “Mindoro Jade”?

A. uvarovite B. sericite schist C. malachite D. serpentinite

19. Bragg Equation, which is expressed as n=2d sin, is about…

A. extinction B. birefringence C. polarization D. x-ray diffraction

20. Which is the most abundant element in the Earth’s crust?

A. oxygen B. iron C. magnesium D. silicon

21. Basalt can have any of the following descriptions EXCEPT _________
A. amygdaloidal B. vesiculated C. banded D. aphanitic

22. Which of the following does NOT suggest strain effects as a result of deformation?
A. Bending of twin lamellae B. Marginal granulation
C. Undulatory extinction in quartz D. Presence of porphyroblasts

23. The following are characteristics of the “heavy liquid” used in the separation of heavy minerals from sand
samples except:
A. Has a specific gravity of 2.9 B. Liquid at room temperature
C. High viscosity D. Chemically inert

24. Which of the following is not true about twinning?

A. Contact twins are joined along planes and do not penetrate one another.
B. Twinned crystals are always related by a symmetry operation.
C. Carlsbad twins are repeated penetration twins
D. Gypsum twins are related by a two-fold

25. This property of quartz allows it to be used in telling time.

A. Phosphorescence B. Pyroelectricity C. Piezoelectricty D. Triboluminescence

26. Which of the following is not a variety of quartz?

A. Cairngorm stone B. Tiger’s eye C. Moonstone D. Rock crystal

27. Where glass occupies the interstices between plagioclase laths.

A. Intersertal B. Interstitial C. Intergranular D. Interlathial
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28. Which of Pauling's Rules deals with distance and coordination number?
A. Rule 1 B. Rule 2 C. Rule 3 D. Rule 4

29. According to Pauling's Rule number 4, Cations with high valence charges and small coordination number
tend not to share polyhedral elements
A. True B. False, High valence and large coordination number
C. False, Low valence and high coordination number D. False, Low valence and small coordination number

30. Fragments of melt that quenched to glass are called

A. vitroclasts B. accidental clasts C. cognate clasts
D. b and c E. none of the above

31. The Bowen’s reaction series explains the production of various types of magma from a single magma by:
A. liquid immiscibility B. fractional crystallization
C. magma mixing D. magmatic assimilation E. none of the above

32. Which of the following is not an attribute of a basaltic magma?

A. crystalize at 1000-1200˚C B. highly viscous
C. relatively high-density D. may be a parental magma E. none of the above

33. Lower crustal melting is also referred to as:

A. Ophiolite B. anatexis
C. fractional crystallization D. decompression E. none of the above

34. Choose the correct statement

A. Inactive volcanoes no longer pose hazards.
B. Phreatic eruptions involve ejection of new magma.
C. Rocks must completely melt in order to form magma.
D. Volcanic eruptions contribute to climatic change.
E. All magmas are silicate melts.

35. A well-sorted quartz sandstone could have formed in which of the following environments?
A. lacustrine B. glacial C. beach D. stream

36. The following are common cements in detrital sedimentary rocks EXCEPT
A. clay B. hematite C. silica D. calcite

37. Arksosic sandstones form in which of the following conditions?

A. arid B. glacial C. wet D. tropical

38. In describing a sample of clastic sedimentary rock, which of the following characteristics is essential?
A. clast size B. clast roundness C. sorting D. all of the above

39. Presence of sedimentary structure in a rock sample gives a clue on _____

A. provenance B. environment of deposition
C. composition D. chemical weathering agent

40. Lateritic soils form by ___________

A. weathering of limestone B. weathering of chert
C. weathering of ultramafics D. weathering of arkosic sandstone

41. Which of the following is ALWAYS TRUE of a clast-supported sedimentary rock?

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A. It is bedded. B. It is poorly-sorted.
C. It has little or no matrix. D. It has a gravel matrix.

42. What is the size range of sand?

A. 0.062 – 2mm B. 2 – 4mm C. 0.031 – 1mm D. 0.008 – 0.125mm

43. Pressure dissolution can take place once a rock is fully cemented to produce irregular or suture planes called
___________.
A. fractures B. cleavage C. stylolites D. diaphragm

44. Which of the following is the dominant clay in bentonite, giving it the unusual property of expanding several
times its original volume when placed in water?
A. montmorillonite B. illites C. kaolinites D. chlorites

45. The fine-grained (less than 4 microns), usually dark carbonate matrix in limestones is called __________.
A. lime B. micrite C. stylolite D. stromatolite

46. ________ refers to a calcareous material deposited from spring waters (frequently thermal springs)
under atmospheric conditions.
A. Iceland spar B. travertine C. satin spar D. chalk

47. Which of the following is TRUE in the (phi) scale for particle grain size?
A. uses inches as unit of measure
B. uses millimeters as unit of measure
C. number becomes higher as grain size increases
D. number becomes smaller as grain size increases

48. A lime mud-supported rock consisting of 5% tiny pelecypod shells (1-2mm in size) and about 1 % large
foraminifera. What is the rock name according to Grabau classification?
A. calcilutite B. Biomicrite C. Mudstone D. wackestone

49. In sedimentary petrography, the following are common cements EXCEPT

A. Calcite B. Quartz C. Hematite D. Chlorite

50. Which of the following environments will generally produce a texturally immature sediment?
A. beach B. Desert C. Shallow marine D. glacial

51. A lime mud-supported rock consisting of 5% tiny pelecypod shells (1-2mm in size) and about 1 % large
foraminifera. What is the rock name according to Dunham classification?
A. Calcilutite B. Mudstone C. Biomicrite D. Wackestone

52. Stable minerals in sedimentary rocks are also called

A. Durable B. Labile C. Resistate D. Framework

53. Which of the following is ALWAYS TRUE of a clast-supported conglomerate?

A. It is also called paraconglomerate. B. It is poorly-sorted
C. It is bedded D. It has little or no matrix

54. Floatstone is a type of:

A. Conglomerate B. Sandstone C. Gemstone D. Limestone

55. Composed of spherical, concentrically layered, sand-sized (<2mm) grain aggregates

A. Botryioidal B. Oolitic C. Pisolitic D. Amygdaloidal
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56. Sandstone classification into arenites and wackes is based on

A. Heavy mineral content B. Pore content C. Matrix content D. Sorting

57. This term is used in sedimentology to describe the framework composition of a rock in which one type of
clast is generally present.
A. Polymictic B. Petromictic C. Orthomictic D. Oligomictic

58. Which of the following is a phaneritic igneous rock with a modal content of:
Quartz = 50%, Alkali feldspar = 25% and Plagioclase = 25%?
A. gabbro B. granite C. basalt D. rhyolite

59. The presence of which of the following minerals will assure you that the dark-colored aphanitic rock
sample you have is basalt and NOT andesite?
A. orthopyroxene B. olivine C. clinopyroxene D. quartz

60. Which of the following is NOT TRUE of igneous rocks?

A. Texture depends to a large extent on the composition of the magma.
B. Rocks with the same mineral composition can have widely varying textures.
C. Generally, rocks containing lots of feldspars and quartz are light-colored.
D. Feldspars are, in general, the most abundant minerals that occur in igneous rocks.

61. _______is a dike rock consisting almost entirely of quartz and feldspars, having a characteristic finegrained
sugary texture.
A. aplite B. lamprophyre C. pegmatite D. migmatite

62. Which of the following is TRUE about a coarse-grained sedimentary rock having angular clasts?
A. It was transported by groundwater. B. It was transported at very low velocities.
C. It was deposited in a coastal environment. D. It was deposited not too far from the source rock.

63. _______ refers to a texture of plutonic igneous rocks where large grains of feldspar enclose many small
imperfectly developed quartz crystals, resembling ancient writing.
A. graphic B. Schlieren C. gneissic D. skialith

64. _______are intrusive rocks occurring as veins, dikes or patches with extremely coarse texture having
crystals over several feet in length and several inches in diameter.
A. aplite B. lamprophyre C. pegmatite D. migmatite

65. ______ are dike rocks made up of more than one-third dark minerals.
A. aplite B. lamprophyre C. pegmatite D. migmatite

66. Which of the following refers to altered tuff?

A. adobe B. caliche
C. bentonite D. diabase

67. What is the volcanic equivalent of granodiorite?

A. andesite B. rhyolite C. trachyte D. dacite

68. The presence of what mineral can help differentiate gabbro from diorite?
A. plagioclase B. biotite C. pyroxene D. olivine

69. An igneous rock in which pyroxene components are essentially of the orthopyroxene type.
A. Peridotite B. Eucrite C. Norite D. Proustite
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70. An igneous extrusive rock was found to contain 30% mafic minerals, and 8% quartz; The total feldspar
content is 62% of which only 15% is plagioclase, the rest are alkali feldspars.
A. Latite B. Quartz Trachyte C. Rhyolite D. Quartz Latite

71. These are alterations of volcanic glass

A. Phrenite B. Epidote C. Palagonite D. Serpentine

72. An intrusive rock contains tourmaline (11%) and zircon (5%) and contains muscovite. The minerals are mostly
equigranular and some are euhedral. The modal composition of the rock is the following: 55% quartz, 34% alkali
feldspar and 11% plagioclase.
A. Alkali feldspar syenite B. Syenite C. Monzogranite D. Syenogranite

73. These are Mg-rich andesites

A. Ankaramite B. Adakite C. Charnokite D. Basanite

74. The modal composition of an intrusive rock plots in the zone with 90-100% plagioclase. Which of the
following cannot be this rock?
A. Diorite B. Gabbro C. Dacite D. Anorthosite

75. These are igneous rocks containing crystals less than 1mm in diameter.
A. Aphanitic B. Fine grained C. Medium grained D. Very fine grained

76. Pyroclastic rocks containing mostly 2 to 64 mm size constituents are called:

A. Tuff B. Lapilli-tuff C. Lapilli-stone D. Agglomerate

77. Subparallel arrangement of microcrystalline lath-shaped feldspars in groundmass

A. Pilotaxitic B. Hyalopilitic C. Trachytic D. Trachitoid

78. Coarse-grained igneous rocks consisting essentially of quartz (20-40%), alakali feldspar and very common
mica (biotite or muscovite), accessory mineral maybe present including apatite, zircon and magnesite
A. Rhyolite B. Gabbro C. Dunite D. Granite

79. An ultrabasic monominerals rock consisting of more or less pure olivine.

A. Peridotite B. Dunite C. Basalt D. Andesite

80. An igneous texture that develops by hydration of obsidian on fracture surfaces that are exposed to moisture
in the atmosphere or to meteoric water is called:
A. spherulitic texture B. perlitic texture C. pegmatitic texture
D. seriate texture E. none of the above

81. A foliated metamorphic rock with its platy minerals big enough to be identified by the unaided eye, but
without clear segregation of light and dark minerals into bands, can be appropriately called _____.
A. slate B. schist C. phyllite D. gneiss

82. Which of the following describes the environment in which mylonite can form?
A. Within deeply buried sandstones.
B. Within metamorphic soles of ophiolites.
C. Along edges of plutons, particularly within aureoles.
D. Along ductile faults where syntectonic crystal-plastic processes occur.

83. Zeolites are formed by _____

A. contact metamorphism of limestone.
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B. contact metamorphism of shale.

C. burial metamorphism of tuff.
D. regional metamorphism of basalt.

84. The mineral assemblage muscovite-chlorite-quartz is indicative of what metamorphic facies?

A. amphibolite B. granulite C. greenschist D. eclogite

85. Based on texture, which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?
A. schist B. phyllite C. gneiss D. quartzite

86. Which of the following can be a protolith of slate?

A. basalt B. mudstone C. granite D. limestone

87. What metamorphic facies represents the most deep-seated conditions of metamorphism and characterized
by pyrope-rich garnet and omphacite minerals common in kimberlite pipes?
A. eclogite B. granulite C. amphibolites D. greenschist

88. In metamorphic rocks, crystals with well-develop crystal faces are called:
A. Euhedral B. Idiomorphic C. Idioblastic D. Panidiomorphic

89. Which of the following is formed from contact metamorphism?

A. Schist B. Phyllite C. Mylonite D. Hornfels

90. Low grade metamorphism is characterized by which mineral assemblage?

A. Omphacite,pyrope, kyanite B. Laumontite, analcime, albite
C. Glaucophane, epidote, chlorite D. Hornblende, plagioclase

91. A rock with a schistosity in which very fine phyllosilicates, although rarely coarse enough to see unaided,
impart a silky sheen to the foliation surface.
A. Slate B. Schist C. Phyllite D. Gneiss

92. Some gneisses have porphyroclasts of quartz that are derived from pre-existing large crystals. These are
called:
A. Augen B. Flaser C. Mullion D. Crase

93. The following can be a protolith of greenschist except:

A. phyllite B. chert C. basalt D. slate E. none of the above

94. The following can be a protolith of gneiss except:

A. schist B. slate C. phyllite D. shale E. none of the above

95. Quartz arenite will likely become this rock when metamorphosed:
A. chert B. quartzite C. chlorite schist
D. quartz muscovite schist E. none of the above

96. Metamorphic facies with typical assemblage of labradorite + clinopyroxene + orthopyroxene + quartz basic
igneous rocks:
A. granulite B. blueschist C. eclogite D. greenschist E. none of the above

97. Metamorphic texture defined by equidimensional generally xenoblastic crystals of approximately equal size:
A. nematoblastic B. lepidoblastic C. granoblastic
D. lepidoblastic E. poikiblastic

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98. What is the term for a metamorphic texture where prismatic grains with preferred orientations
predominate:
A. nematoblastic B. lepidoblastic C. granoblastic
D. lepidoblastic E. poikiblastic

99. Separation of metamorphic rocks into light and dark layers

A. differentiation B. crystal settling C. schistosity
D. gneissicity E. foliation

100. One is not a product of burial metamorphism

A. amphibolite B. garnet schist C. mica schist
D. blue schist E. slate

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