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Scheduled Geol Board Exammaintenance: part 1 20 September 2023 from 10:00 to 11:00 Study FallingBoard Stage Systems Tract Geol Exam part 1 eocene Science Earth Science Formation of incised valleys occur during: The Syn-rift deposits in offshore Northwest Palawan consisting of marine deposits ar...

Scheduled Geol Board Exammaintenance: part 1 20 September 2023 from 10:00 to 11:00 Study FallingBoard Stage Systems Tract Geol Exam part 1 eocene Science Earth Science Formation of incised valleys occur during: The Syn-rift deposits in offshore Northwest Palawan consisting of marine deposits are of what age? Geology Geol Board Exam part 1 7 studiers in 3 days Leave the first rating Terms in this set (1928) devonian It is considered as the "Age of the Fishes" 2250km What is the thickness of the outer core? triassic The first mammals appeared during the: These are sills that have thickened to produce bysmalith domes, wherein the doming arches the overlying rocks, and consequently faulted 410 to 660 km This refers to the death assemblage where not all Originally unjointed rocks such as granitoid rocks exfoliation experiencing compression parallel to their length thapocoenosis producesa thin, curved, generally convex upwards First appearance of Scleractinian Corals Pliocene, miocene as fossils, and not all the fossil species within the Neogene is composed of: This refers to the soil horizon which has been It is a relatively conformable succession of sequence species present in the community are represented assemblage lived in the community shells paralleling the topography triassic The earth's transition zone is found at what depth? genetically related strata, bounded at the top and E horizon (zone of eluvation base byunconformities and correlative conformities and leaching) significantly leached of its mineral and/or organic content, leaving a pale layer largely composed of silicates. It is present only in older, well developed soils. These refers to a sharp change in channel slope knickpoint resulting from differential rates of erosion above and below The Cambrian is the first geological period of the Charles Lapworth Paleozoic Era, is succeeded by the Ordovician. WHO established this period? Milankovitch theory is based on 3 cyclical alterations in the Earth's orbit around the Sun. This is not one of the cycles: 40,000 years What is the period of the change in the earth's obliquity? - The shape of Earth's orbit, known as Refers to the sudden change in the course of a river ECCENTRICITY Equatorial gradient - The angle Earth's axis is tilted with respect to avulsion EQUATORIAL GRADIENT section of new channel, and a segment of higher land (part of the floodplain) between them Earth's orbital plane, known as OBLIQUITY - The earth's orbital tilt range known as leading to a section of abandoned channel, a normal fault It is a type of fault where the minimum stress is horizontal - The direction Earth's axis of rotation is pointed, known as PRECESSION Geol Board Exam part 1 Jimmy Carter Which of the following is NOT carved in Mt. Rushmore in Black Hills of South Dakota? Geol Board Exam part 1 spit George Washington Jimmy Carter Thomas Jefferson can be distinguished, the thickness of which range Agusan-Davao Basin t or f Grabens are hanging walls and horsts are foot walls. frost wedging is a chemical weathering process is between 1 million m2 and 4.7 million m2. What is to 12,000 m? erosion t or f false from 4,000 to 12,000 meters, while their surface area the thickest sedimentary basin whose fill reaches up These are streamlined, asymmetrical hills composed drumlin Refer to various ways by which the mobile agencies Sibala Formation, a sequence of basaltic to obtain and remove rock debris. In December 26, 2004, a massive undersea true more than 230,000 lives. Where did this earthquake 2.9 to 3.1 g/cm3 T or F: Horse fault does not exhibit tensional force The average density of the oceanic crust is: The South China Sea Basin, according to Taylor and Hayes (1980, 1983) belongs to the Continental domain basin type, wherein the mechanism of oligocene opening is independent of any other processes. In this model, opening is preceded by rifting in a continental domain (typical example: Atlantic Ocean). When did south china sea started opening? It is a doubly pointed ventifact, having three curved dreikanter faces intersecting in three sharp edges, resembling the shape of a Brazil nut. 3 million years Quaternary is approximately how many years? When was the 7.8 magnitude earthquake along the july 1990 Digdig segment of the Philippine Fault that devastated cities in Luzon such as Baguio City andesitic lava flows with interbeds of coarse pyroclastic rocks and fine tuff and sandstone, is the basement rock in which locality? earthquake of magnitude 9.1 occurred claiming occur? of till, ranging in height from 15 to 60m and in length from 40 to 80 m. eastern panay-sibala formation sumatra the land into the mouth of an adjacent bay. true Theodore Roosevelt In the Philippines, there are ten individual basins that It is an elongated ridge of sand that projects from These are drainage pattern common on horizontally dendritic pattern bedded sedimentary rocks or massive igneous/metamorphic rocks. Geol Board Exam part 1 Start of relative sea-level fall results in subaerial erosion as rivers incise and form an unconformity. Geol Board Exam part 1 Bicol Peninsula The Subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate along the Philippine Trench produced the chain of volcanoes along the ______________ This is followed by continued relative sea level fall that deposits submarine fans at the base of the continental slope. As relative sea-level starts to rise Which of the following will result to a relative sea again, rivers cease to incise, water levels start to rise level fall? in the incised valleys and shoreline sediments prograde over the top of the slope fans. As relative a. Tectonic uplift > eustatic rise sea level rise increases rapidly, locus of sedimentation moves in the landward direction, It separates transgressive units from above with regressive units from below. - regressive (above), transgressive (below) Subsidence > eustatic fall coastline retrogrades and sediments are deposited on top of the previous deposits. The end of the c. Tectonic uplift < eustatic fall rapid relative sea level rise is marked by surface called Maximum Flooding Surface. Which of the d. All of the above following does NOT describe the MFS? a.) It is marked by a widespread shale deposit. What is the name of the volcano in Iceland that had Eyjafjallajökull an explosive eruption last April 2010 and paralyzed air transportation in Europe? b.) It corresponds to a downlap surface. These are soils formed from the weathering of c.) It separates transgressive units from above with laterite regressive units from below. - regressive (above), ultramafic rocks. They are confined to mainly transgressive (below) tropical to subtropical regions. d.) It represents the condensed section. A geologic structure formed when erosion or Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Which modern continents were derived from India, South America Gondwanaland? This processes refers to the deformation of the Orogenic b. Subsidence > eustatic fall Earth's crust, and more especially to folding and fenster normal faulting produces a hole in the overthrusted transportedbody where the underlying untransported rocks crop out. ephemeral streams These are streams that carry water only in response to specific episodes of rainfall. faulting t or f: false These occur twice a month when the Earth-Moonspring tide Taiwan is an island arc Sun system is aligned, thus the moon and sun's gravitational forces on the earth is combined producing large tidal range what was the photo taken by Apollo 8 astronauts earthrise called in December 1968 showing a breathtaking Which of the following is the best aquifer? Well-sorted sandstone a. Well-sorted sandstone b. Matrix-supported conglomerate c. Fresh quartz diorite view of the earth? d. Carbonaceous shale s-waves & p-waves Geolconsequent Board Exam part 1 stream Body waves are waves that travel to the earth's interior. Which of the following is a body wave? A stream which drain in a direction that of the original regional slope of the land Which of the following have the greatest velocity? solar nebula Geol Board Exam part 1 antiaxial veins Catanduanes The solar system evolved from an enormous rotating cloud called: These are veins that have different composition from the host rocks Batalay Diorite composed of andesites and dacites is found in what locality? - Flat Bed antidunes - Ripples lenticular - Dunes false spreading mid-ocean ridge? S-C fabric, which is common in mylonites, in particular in phyllonites, is a metamorphic fabric a. Hawaii formed by the intersection of shear surfaces within b. Indonesia d. Iceland rocks affected by dynamic metamorphism. CCisaillement (S means surfaces are parallel to the margin of the shear Schistosite) surface, whilst Ssurfaces on the other hand, are oblique to the surface and are interpreted to lie in A geologic structure formed when erosion or the XY plane of the finite strain ellipsoid. They normal faulting removes connecting portions of the klippe produce a fabric that can appear similar to overthrusted transported body resulting in an crenulation cleavages. What does C in S-C mean? ( outlier of exotic, often nearly horizontally translated strata overlying untransported strata. tight It is the part of the coastal zone found between the shore lowest tide level and the highest elevation affected by storm waves. to 90 degrees of rotation nearly parallels the plane in which the planets revolve around the Sun. extension and deformation of rigid tabular preexisting layers amidst less competent surroundings. Refers to folds whose interlimb angle is between 10 The only planet that lies on its side wherein its axis Uranus These are segmented layers that form from boudins deltas are characterized by a fining upward sequence Which of the following gets magma supply from a c. Philippines predominantly muddy matrix. t or f - Antidunes iceland These are composed of lenses of sand in a yardang These pre-existing layers, which may be but need It is a streamlined, wind-sculpted landform that is oriented parallel to the prevailing wind. sedimentary layering, begins to break up to form chunks showing flow in between them. 50Ma Cagayan ridge What do you call the ridge that separates the two subbasins of Sulu Sea? The collision of India and Asia started during: depositional Bedforms are what kind of sedimentary structures? Listric faults These are faults that become shallower with depth. Which of the following agents play a major role in water the erosional processes in deserts? a. Wind b. Water c. Gravity d. Both a and b LVZ (low velocity zone) This zone marks the contact between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere Geol Board Exam part 1 blind fault normal fault These are fault which do not cut the surface of the Earth. Geol Board Exam part 1 O, Si, Al, Fe Alfred Wegener, a German meteorologist and with respect to the footwall, resulting in horizontal geophysicist, in his book "The Origin of Continents continental drift hypothesis which challenge the long-held fixed geographic position. overlain by a horizontal rock layer D and intruded by an igneous rock E. What kind of unconformity is present between A and D? composite volcano Tall conical volcanoes built up by many layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash Abyssal is found at what depth antiformal syncline A vast, saucer-shaped intrusion with a depressed lopolith and Oceans" published in 1915, suggested a assumption that the continents and oceans have a Sedimentary rocks A, B and C are inclined beds, 2000 to 4000m earth's crust? A type of fault where the hanging wall moves down extension. Angular unconformity What is the four most abundant elements in the These are folds that are convex upward with the youngest beds in the middle. central region with a dike or funnel shaped body below. 0.62% Groundwater represents how many percent of the Earth's water? All of the following deposits exhibit normal grading EXCEPT: debrites hinge line This is the line connecting all point of maximum curvature in a fold. a. Turbidites b. Tempestites c. Debrites d. None of the above Cebu (Lutopan Diorite - The oldest diorites in the Philippines can be found in Cretaceous) what locality: This is a relatively flat, sub-horizontal fault which Sequence Stratigraphy is all about accommodation. Decollément Accommodation is defined as the space available underformed rocks below. for sedimentation. All of the following factors can affect accommodation EXCEPT: eustasy separates deformed rocks above from the plunging folds a. Tectonics These are folds where the hinge line is generally NOT horizontal. b. Sedimentation Rate c. Ravinement moraines d. Eustasy nearshore It is the part of the coastal zone found between the 2-3 cm/year (2.5 cm/yr - low tide level and the line where waves break at low average) These are linear deposits of unsorted sediments formed by the advance or retreat of glaciers. The slip rate of the Philippine Fault is approximately tide. When stained with sodium cobaltinitrite to competence lehmann discontinuity Geol Board Exam part 1 Calcilutite - Grabau Refers to the biggest size of grain that a stream can yellow distinguish feldspars, potash feldspar will give off a _______ color. move It separates the outer core from the inner core: A lime-mud supported rock consisting of 5% tiny pelecypod shells (1-2 mm in size) and about 1% large foraminifera. What is the rock name according to Grabau classification? Geol Board Exam part 1 Inversion Simple symmetry with respect to a point? a. Reflection b. Rotation c. Inversion d. Rotoinversion Which of the following is NOT a polymorph of TiO2? titanite a. Titanite Index of refraction of Canada Balsam, a material b. Anatase 1.55 c. Brookite used to determine relative index and relief of minerals in petrographic studies d. Rutile idioblastic In metamorphic rocks, crystals with well-develop cabochon The type of gem cut which has smooth-domed top and most commonly a flat base. crystal faces are called? Which of the following is NOT a silicate? Norite - orthopyroxene An igneous rock in which pyroxene components are essentially of the orthopyroxene type Cassiterite oxide d. Chrysocolla a. Pyrargyrite - Ag3SbS3 b. Psilomelane - manganese oxide (Ba, H2O)2Mn5O10 c. Sylvanite - (Ag,Au)Te2 Which of the following environments will generally glacial d. Proustite - Ag3AsS3 Cu3AsS4 (enargite/luzonite) b. Cassiterite c. Jadeite The following are silver minerals EXCEPT: Psilomelane - manganese a.) Beryl What is the chemical formula of enargite? produce a texturally immature sediment? a. Beach b. Shallow marine c. Desert d. Glacial monoclinic Crystal system where a, b, and c are not equal; alpha and gamma are 90, beta is not 90 Petrographic analysis using the polarizing microscope is made possible using special mineral mounts, the most popular of which is the thin 0.03 mm section. Which of the following is formed from contact hornfels metamorphism a. Schist b. Mylonites c. Phyllite d. Hornfels It is flat rock slice about 4 square centimeters in areas and _______ mm thick: In sedimentary petrography, the following are common cements EXCEPT: chlorite a. Calcite b. Hematite c. Quartz d. Chlorite carrangeot who invented the contact goniometer? Laumonite, analcime, albite - Low grade metamorphism is characterized by which zeolite facies mineral assemblage? Geol Board Exam part 1 The universal stage allows viewing a thin section or a mineral grain on the stage of the microscope from Geol Board Exam part 1 parameters Refers to the intersection of crystal planes to the crystal axes a direction other than the simple vertical observation provided. The thin section to be 4 Which of the following is NOT a sulphate? examined is mounted between glass hemispheres surrounded by a system of rotating devices. strontianite Measurements are made on graduated cylinders. In an ordinary universal stage, how many graduated d. Alunite Which of the following copper-bearing minerals resistate gives a purple color under the mineragraphic microscope? yellow a. Covellite b. Cubanite c. Bornite d. Chalcocite triclinic An igneous extrusive rock was found to contain 30% quartz trachyte b. Strontianite c. Celestite cylinders are used? bornite a. Anglesite Stable minerals in sedimentary rocks are also called the following characterizes the internal reflection of rutile under the mineragraphic microscope? Plagioclase crystallizes in what crystal system? mafic minerals, and 8% quartz; the total feldspar dark brown content is 62% of which only 15% is plagioclase, the What is the streak of chromite? rest are alkali feldspar. This phenomenon, common in rubies and sapphires, pinacoid palagonite asterism what do we call a Form composed of two parallel is the result of scattering of light from inclusions of planes rutile arranged in three crystallographic directions. These are alterations of volcanic glass: A thin section is being prepared for staining test to determine what kind of feldspar is present in the aqua regia sample. Which of the following acids should be In microchemical testing techniques, which of the following dissolves gold? Hydrofluoric acid (or acetic acid) a. Hydrofluoric acid (or acetic acid) A lime mud-supported rock consisting of 5% tiny mudstone b. Cold hydrochloric acid pelecypod shells (1-2 mm in size) and about 1% large c. Warm hydrochloric acid foraminifera. What is the rock name according to d. Phosphoric acid Dunham Classification? purple An intrusive rock contains tourmaline 11% and zircon In Meigen test, after the addition of Co nitrate solution, aragonite turns to: used to etch the thin section? 5% and contains muscovite. The minerals are mostly syenogranite equigranular and some are euhedral. The modal composition of the rock is the following: 55% quartz, What happens to the color bands in quadrants 1 and 34% alkali feldspar, and 11% plagioclase. 3 as the mica plate is slowly inserted over a uniaxial positive figure? Move towards the center kirchberg a. Move towards the center b. Move outward to the edge of the field c. Turns into yellow little to no matrix d. Turns into blue Geol Board Exam part 1 enargite (sulfosalt) All of the following are Cu sulphides EXCEPT? Geol Board Exam part 1 the following confirmatory test is NOT used to distinguish magnesite from smithsonite? the following is always true of a clast-supported conglomerate Which of the following statements is true? a. Chalcopyrite - CuFeS2 a. If nmineral > nliquid, light rays are refracted and b. Bornite - Cu5FeS4 diverge after passing through the grain c. Enargite - Cu3AsS4 d. Covellite - CuS When the stage is lowered, becke lines always move Presence of porphyroblasts Which of the following does NOT suggest strain toward the crystal or liquid with effects as a result of deformation? the greater index of refraction adamantine 1/5 g The following are hexagonal minerals EXCEPT; a. Quartz b. Corundum c. Calcite d. Sphalerite unusually high index of refraction phyllosilicates, although rarely coarse enough to The modal composition of an intrusive rock plots in the zone with 90-100% plagioclase. Which of the dacite see unaided, impart a silky sheen to the foliation sphalerite liquid" used in the separation of heavy minerals from a. Has a specific gravity of 2.9 b. Liquid at room temperature Blackjack is a variety of what mineral? These are igneous rocks containing crystals less sand samples EXCEPT: high viscosity following cannot be this rock? a. Diorite b. Gabbro c. Dacite d. Anorthosite surface The following are characteristics of the 'heavy 1 carat is equivalent to sphalerite An exceptionally brilliant luster due to the mineral's A rock with a schistosity in which very fine phyllite index of refraction Quartz and k-felspar intergrowth resembling cuneiform writing move toward the crystal or liquid with the greater move toward the crystal or liquid with the greater d. Presence of porphyroblasts graphic c. When the stage is lowered, becke lines always d. When the stage is moved up, becke lines always c. Undulatory extinction in quartz These are Mg-rich andesites diverge after passing through the grain index of refraction a. Bending of twin lamellae b. Marginal granulation adakite b. If nmineral < nliquid, light rays are reflected and than 1 mm in diameter Fine grained a. Aphanitic b. Fine grained c. High viscosity c. Medium grained d. Chemically inert d. Very fine grained limestone oolitic Floatstone is a type of what mineral? Composed of spherical, concentrically layered, sand-sized (<2mm) grain aggregates Geol Board Exam part 1 Which of the following is NOT true about twinning Geol Board Exam part 1 a. Contact twins are joined along planes and do not Rhodonite penetrate one another Gypsum twins are related by a two fold Which of the following is NOT a carbonate a. Ankerite b. Siderite c. Rhodonite b. Twinned crystals are always related by a d. Smithsonite symmetry operation Some gneisses have porphyroclast of quartz that c. Carlsbad twins are repeated penetration twins flaser are called d. Gypsum twins are related by a two fold Piezoelectricity This property of quartz allows it to be used in telling feldspathoid time Which of the following possesses octahedral The type of bond in the mineral sulfur a. Covalent b. Ionic c. Metallic d. Van der waals Which of the following is NOT a variety of quartz? a. Galena b. Calcite moonstone c. Garnet Which of the following does not belong to the Biotite in "biotite granite" is group? a. A minor accessory orthoclase b. A felsic mineral c. Orthoclase d. An essential mineral matrix content constituents are called: based on: Law of constancy of interfacial angle states that the angles between two corresponding faces on the Nicolas Steno d. Anorthite Pyroclastic rocks containing mostly 2-64 mm size Sandstone classification into arenites and wackes is a. Albite b. Labradorite c. A nice accessory lapilli-stone a. Cairngorm stone b. Tiger's eye c. Moonstone d. Rock crystal d. Fluorite A minor accessory Lapis lazuli is what type of silicate mineral? van der waals cleavage? Fluorite are derived from pre-existing large crystals. These intersertal tetrahedron Where glass occupies the interstices between plagioclase laths A form containing 4 equilateral triangles Which of the following is NOT a nesosilicate? Epidote (Sorosilicate) a. Epidote b. Olivine c. Pyrope d. Kyanite crystals of any solid chemical or mineral species are constant and are characteristic of the species. Who proposed this law? Geol Board Exam part 1 Psilomelane Which of the following is NOT a Ni mineral? Geol Board Exam part 1 a. Millerite Which of the following is NOT a main principle of the PMRC code? integrity b. Pentlandite a. Integrity b. Materiality c. Competence d. c. Psilomelane Transparency d. Smaltite Which of the following is NOT an essential in Phyllosilicates are composed of continuous sheets 2:5 basement of tetrahedral, each sharing three oxygens. What is the Si:O ratio for phyllosilicates? forming hydrocarbon deposits? a. Seal b. Reservoir c. Basement d. Source Which of the following represents a form? An aquifer characteristic that refers to the volume of {hkl} Storativity a. {hkl} b. [hkl] c. <hkl> d. (hkl) - millers index water that a permeable unit will absorb or expel from storage per unit surface area per unit change in head 1/24 1 karat is equivalent to Garnet - Uvarovite What mineral is being sold as Zamabales jade? This is an alloy of Co and Cr and is used for highsatellite machine tools because of its strength and heat Which part of the mine life is the most expensive? resitance mine development This term is used in sedimentology to describe the oligomictic This habit refers to the lattice-like arrangement of platy or bladed crystals d. Mining This refers to the document issued by the Environmental compliance government agency concerned certifying that the certificate project under consideration will not bring about an unacceptable environmental impact. Calcite is stained with what color using the Feigl none trachytic nickel b. Exploration drilling c. Mine development framework composition of a rock in which one type of clast is generally present reticulated habit a. Early reconnaissance exploration solution? besshi What type of VMS deposit is found in Rapu-rapu a. Purple b. Black c. Red d. None island? Subparallelarrangments of microcrystalline lath- Bauxite deposit in the Philippines can be found (mine) in the following EXCEPT shaped feldspars in groundmass What metal is primarily produced after processing in Nonoc Island a. Nonoc Island b. Bucas grande a high pressure acid leach processing plant? c. Mainland Samar d. Batag Island Radio detection and ranging In remote sensing. Radar stands for Which of the following is the best method to fire assay determine gold content in ore? a. XRD b. XRF c. Fire Assay d. AAS Geol Board Exam part 1 yunyang Typhoon Diding, was a major typhoon that struck the Philippines at the time of the colossal eruption Geol Board Exam part 1 catanduanes accuracy It is the measure of the closeness of an analysis to the true value Be, Li, Cs, Rb, B, U, Th, and rare earths are associated with what type of deposit? mangatarem, pangasinan Standards which are prepared in of Mount Pinatubo in 1991. What is the international name of Typhoon Diding? Pegmatite Anthracite deposits in the Philippines can be found Where is the only deposit of zeolite in the Philippines located? What are CRMs? (Certified Reference Materials) by competent, reputable Which of the following is false? institutions, companies and analysed by a large number of a. A geologist, who finds that his obligations to his reputable laboratories employer are in conflict with his professional obligations or ethics, shall immediately give to his philippines What country is the largest producer of nickel? employer written notice to terminate his A geologist, having knowledge slag The by-product waste from the blast furnace of the unethical practice of process is called another geologist, shall professionally associate with Which is a bouger anomaly? the latter without participating in the foregoing unethical gravity anomaly a. Magnetic anomaly practices employment, unless the conflict is resolved b. A geologist, having knowledge of the unethical practice of another geologist, shall professionally associate with the latter without participating in the foregoing unethical practices c. Honesty, integrity, loyalty, fairness, impartially, b. Gravity anomaly candor and fidelity shall be ingrained in the practice c. Radiometric anomaly of every geologist d. Electromagnetic anomaly d. A geologist shall protect the interest of his monzonite porphyrhy What type of host rock is the Dinkidi deposit? employer or client, with due regard to public (OceanaGold, Bornite) welfare and his professional honor Which of the following equipment is used to identify Which of the following lists the major components clay minerals? of common industrial glass? XRD Silica, sodium oxide, calcium a. XRF b. AAS c. XRD d. PIMA oxide a. Silica, sodium oxide, calcium oxide b. Lime, iron oxide, lead oxide c. Lime, calcium oxide, lead oxide d. Silica, iron oxide, calcium oxide Which zone host the highest grade of nickel? saprolite a. Bedrock b. Saprolite c. Limonite d. Overburden The Marcopper mining disaster which occurred on boac river These are resources with tonnage, densities, shape, indicated resources March 24, 1996 is one of the largest mining disaster in the Philippines. Which water system was declared dead due to the incident? physical characteristics, grade and mineral content that can be estimated with a reasonable level of confidence Geol Board Exam part 1 gypsum What mineral is ground together with cement clinker to produce finished cement (Portland Cement) Geol Board Exam part 1 FSE which helps retard the setting time of cement? Porphyry Intrusion of the Lepanto epithermal deposit a. Aroroy b. FSE c. Victoria d. Sto.Tomas II mica schist Mindoro jade deposit of occidental Mindoro is a: biotite RA 10166 The Geology Profession Act of 2012 is under what In the Philippines, Potassic alteration is mainly characterized by which mineral? Republic Act? How does benching help in stabilizing a slope? 2nd The Philippines is the _____ in the world in terms of global geothermal power generation Benches make the actual slope less than the angle of repose Which of the following is NOT true about the Bre-ex was directly involved in the fraud assayed and half was kept for with an alluvial derivation than from a bedrock record source c. At Busang, half of the core was assayed and half skarns Code 500 g (greater than 500 g if it is Stream sediment sampling for base metal analysis and geochemical sampling requires approximately how many grams of sample? High sulfidation epithermal Reflection Radiometer Which of the following methods used in exploration geochemistry does NOT allow multielement Mineral utilization agreement analysis? a. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry Witwatersrand Vuggy Quartz is associated with what type of deposit? Which of the following is NOT a mode of mineral agreement under the Philippine Mining Act of 1995? The deepest mineshaft in the world can be found at: b. X-ray Fluorescence c. Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy d. Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy The presence of this mineral destroys the reservoir Laumonite - zeolite reporting for all deposit types EXCEPT petroleum & What does ASTER mean? Thermal Emission and Spectrophotometry recommendations and guidelines on the public stands for? gold) Atomic Absorption Philippines gas to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). PMRC d. The scandal resulted to the development of the Advanced Spaceborne The most important iron deposit type in the PMRC procides the minimum standards, Philippine Mineral Reporting was kept for record JORC Code c. Benches make the actual slope less than the protect the slope against erosion a. A Filipino geologist named Michael de Guzman b. The gold grains reported were more consistent b. Benches act as fences against surface runoff angle of repose d. Benches function as armour to scandal of 1997? At Busang, half of the core was a. Benches anchor the loose soil onto the bedrock potential of sandstones, which was why it was deemed as the economic basement electromagnetic Which geophysical method used the AFMAG system? Geol Board Exam part 1 Geol Board Exam part 1 Thanksgiving mine of benguet exploration is a/an Contact metasomatic gold a. Low sulfidation epithermal gold (Skarn) b. Intermediate sulfidation epithermal gold a. Must have a minimum of 20 years experience c. Porphyry copper gold which is relevant to the style of mineralization and d. Contact metasomatic gold (Skarn) type of deposit under consideration copper, gold, silver volcanic tuff Located in Surigao del Norte, at the northern part Must have a minimum of 20 of the Philippines second largest island of years experience which is Mindanao, the Silangan project combines the relevant to the style of development of the Boyongan and Bayugo mineralization and type of deposits. What commodity does the deposit deposit under consideration (5 contain? years only) The following describes a competent person EXCEPT: b. A member of fellow of the Philippine Society of Mining Engineers, Geological Society of the Philippines, or Society of Metallurgical Engineers of the Philippines c. Clearly satisfied in his own mind that he/she can face his/her peers and demonstrate competence in the commodity, type of deposit and situation under What is an adobe? consideration In a river traverse you notice that as you walk d. One who prepares the information and upstream the sedimentary rocks get older. Which of supporting documentation which serves as basis for the following is generally true about the a company's public report concerning exploration observation? The rocks are: results, mineral resources and ore reserves Dipping downstream a. Lying horizontally Refractory chromite can be found in: b. Dipping vertically c. Dipping upstream d. Dipping downstream Zambales (coto block) a. Zambales b. Davao Oriental c. Dinagat Island 1980s Batangas (Locality of Lobo, also found in Mindoro) Diwalwal gold rush started in what decade? d. Eastern Samar Barite is used as a filler and adulterant in glass and It is rich is phosphorous used in oil-well drilling industries. Where can we find by plants for nitrogen fixation Why guano used as fertilizers barite in the Philippines? The following mining methods can be used for deep seated deposits EXCEPT: Hydraulicking (surface mining) a. Block caving b. Shrinkage stoping c. Hydraulicking d. Longwall mining marine Geol Board Exam part 1 All of the above The project site is underlain by liquefiable material, what may be done about it? a. Remove liquefiable material and replace with Type II kerogen is generally formed in what setting? Geol Board Exam part 1 Which part of the mine life involves the highest risk? Early reconnaissance a. Early reconnaissance exploration exploration b. Exploration drilling engineered fill c. Mine development b. Apply a surcharge on pre-load d. Mining c. Use deep foundation d. All of the above Alkali epithermal deposit can be found in: Runruno Bauxite is a mixture of the following mineral Geothite a. Lepanto b. Baguio c. Balabag d. Runruno EXCEPT; Which of the following is generally true about a. Diaspore b. Gibbsite c. Geothite d. Boehmite "coning and quartering" sediment samples? OPEC is a permanent intergovernmental a. Sediment samples are divided into four parts Organization of Petroleum organization created at the Baghdad conference on before coning Exporting Countries September 10-14, 1960 by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela. What does OPEC mean? After quartering the flattened cone of sediments, opposite Which of the following is NOT a type of guano? quarters are combined to form a sub-sample and a duplicate bedded guano a. Fresh guano scoopfuls of the sample on the spot is directly divided into four parts for quartering dipping 30SE. The outcrop shows the coal seam to Palawan - Puerto Princesa since: swelling, water absorption, viscosity, thixotropy and applications like the following EXCEPT: Cinnabar deposit can be found in: Silt is a concern for hydroelectric power plants The special properties of bentonite - hydration, make it a valuable material for a wide range of uses c. After quartering the flattened cone of sediments, d. The cone of sediments made by pouring In the field you found a coal seam striking N70E and true thickness of the coal seam? sediments roll down evenly on all sides sample and a duplicate d. Phosphatized guano be 5 meters thick. How will you compute for the coarser sediments pile up at the apex while the fine opposite quarters are combined to form a sub- b. Bedded guano c. Phosphatic soil (Sin 30)(5 meters) b. Coning is made before quartering because the All of the above a. Silt fills up the reservoir b. Silt damages turbine blades Dam foundations c. Sediment starvation downstream a. Anti-diarrhea medicine d. All of the above b. Dam foundations c. Cat litter d. Drilling mud grade This refers to the amount of impurities contained in coal An example of a landslide with moderate velocity earthflow Garnierite occurs as ubiquitious green coating a. Rock fall b. Avalanche c. Creep d. Earthflow Mg-Ni rich serpentine minerals along cracks and fractures in the saprolite. What is garnierite? bulacan Geol Board Exam part 1 Star southern cloud can be found in: Altered grounds with cold gas What is Kaipohan? eruptions Geol Board Exam part 1 c. Taal found in: a. Ilocos Sur b. La Union c. Aparri d. Camarines d. Kilauea Which of the following eruption is also known as Plinian Norte What was the VEI of the 1991 eruption of Mt. eruption a.) surtseyan b.) subglacial Pinatubo? 6 c. 6 d.) none of the above d. 7 Cuexcomate, Mexico, known as the "World's Ship Rock in New Mexico and Devil's Tower in Smallest Volcano", is not actually a volcano. What is Wyoming are actually it then? a. Kipuka b. Plug dome c. Geyser d. Solfatara a. 4 b. 5 c.) strombolian geyser Vesuvian Type of eruption a. Strombolian b. Vulcanian c. Pelean d. Plinian which of the following is a magmatic type of strombolian a. Yellowstone b. Mt. Toba 40% of the Philippines mineable coal reserve can be Which of the following has a skarn deposit? Camarines Norte (Larap) caldera, formed by the withdrawal of magma beneath due to flank eruptions or lava lake flows? Kilauea semirara Which of the following is an example of nested "pit" necks a. Plug domes b. Necks c. Diatremes Which of the following is not an active hotspot? d. Stocks reunion a. Azores b. Galapagos c. Iceland d. Reunion This is a lens-shaped intrusive feature occurring in crests of anticlines and troughs of synclines. It is Mt. Pinatubo is located on the border of 3 Phacolith elongated in plan view. provinces. Which of the provinces is not included on bataan the tripoint? a. Bysmalith b. Laccolith c. Lopolith d. Phacolith a. Bataan b. Pampanga c. Tarlac d. Zambales These strands are formed from stretching of lava droplets Pele's Hair a. Ares' Hair b. Hestia's Hair c. Pele's Hair d. Vulcan's Hair Geol Board Exam part 1 Which of the following is true about anatexis? a. Assuming all other factors are constant, the higher the pressure, the lower the melting temperature. Geol Board Exam part 1 A& B Cataclasis involves a. Brittle deformation only b. Ductile deformation only c. Crystal plastic deformation only The continental lithosphere b. Water vapor tends to strengthen Si-O bonding, tends to have smaller thermal making melting much easier. d. A and B gradients compared to oceanic lithosphere. Butting relation refers to the younger joints c. The continental lithosphere tends to have smaller thermal gradients compared to oceanic lithosphere. terminating against older joints in what way? right angles a. Head-on b. Acute angles c. Obtuse angles d. d. Heavy rare earth elements prefer to be Right angles incorporated into melts more than light rare earth elements Which kind of vein is produced when the new precipitating material has the same composition as The fracturing of a surrounding wall rock due to Stoping the wall of the vein and nucleates from the center of forceful injection of magma is called: a. Insolation b. Fracking c. Stoping d. Flaking the vein? None of the above a. En echelon b. Syntaxial Bimodal volcanism occurs in what tectonic setting? c. Antiaxial d. None of the above Continental Rift a. Continental Rift b. Island arc This fault is considered to be rotational that could c. Mid-oceanic Ridges d. Any tectonic setting is applicable. be probably due to curved fault surface, which scissors fault requires that the rotational axis be parallel to the fault surface, or probably due to rotational axis Which of the following forces or movements is the being perpendicular to the fault surface. most common one in the planet Earth? compressional These are elongate bodies of rock that has a. Compressional b. Extensional mullions c. Shearing parallel folds the actual distortion of the object. Deviatoric stress a. Mean stress b. Deviatoric stress c. Spherical stress d. All of the above can be responsible for such. parallel to fold hinges. They are partly bounded by beddings and newer structures. d. All are equally common in this planet. This component of stress tensor is responsible for cylindrical, ribbed appearance and appears to be Airy-Heskanen These are folds having dip isogons that are everywhere perpendicular to the beds. In general, which isostasy model applies for the majority of the mountain belts around the world? Geol Board Exam part 1 Pull-apart basin Rhombochasm is related to: Geol Board Exam part 1 Which of the following principles is/are being held as assumption/s in modern geology? a. Pull-apart basin b. Transverse ridges Geological Actualism c. Positive flower structure d. Negative flower structure a. James Hutton's Uniformitarianism b. Charles Lyell's Gradualism c. Geological Actualism d. A & B e. None of the above This term refers to the expansion of clays and micas slaking that generate stress, resulting in disintegration of adjacent minerals. Chondrites found in various parts of the world are meteorites This variation of clay can have the highest dsmectite a. Meteors b. Meteoroids c. Meteorites d. Asteroids spacing. e. Comets a. Kandite b. Illite c. Smectite d. Chlorite The most widely accepted theory regarding the formation of the moon B-horizon entisol This soil horizon is better as the zone of a. Moon condensed together with earth but accumulation or zone of illuviation. This soil order lacks very significant development in soil horizons separately as a "sister" satellite Moon formed from b. Moon was a product of spinning off of a blob that condensation of early earth came from early earth mantle material that was volcanic Commercial bentonite is an alteration product of blasted off from the impact of c. Moon was a former body from space that was which kind of rock? a body with a size similar to subsequently captured by the earth's gravity. Mars The transformation from olivine to hematite involves d. Moon formed from condensation of early earth a. Oxidation b. Hydrolysis c. Chelation d. Reduction of a body with a size similar to Mars mantle material that was blasted off from the impact oxidation e. It is still a mystery due to difficulty in obtaining The oldest known unconformity has age of evidence. 3.5Ga f How many stages of accretion did the Earth exhibit, according to the geochemists? Which of the following branches of geology sets itself apart in terms of categorization according to the major branches of geology? paleontology 2 a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 a. Geomorphology d. 4 b. Mineralogy e. 5 c. Volcanology d. Geobiology e. Paleontology Geol Board Exam part 1 The oldest dated minerals and rocks that are intact to the surface were, respectively: Geol Board Exam part 1 According to physicist W.M. Elsasser's electric dynamo model, how is the magnetic field in our planet generated and sustained? zircon, gneiss a. Pitchblende, Migmatites b. Pitchblende, Gneiss c. Zircon, Migmatites d. Zircon, Gneiss e. None of the above a. Through the rotation of the Earth Through the motion of the liquid outer core b. Through the revolution of the Earth around the Sun and the revolution of the Moon around the Earth c. Through the presence of deposited magnetite and other magnetic minerals on and within the Earth The oldest dated minerals and rocks intact to the Australia; Canada surface were found, respectively, in d. Through the motion of the liquid outer core a. Antarctica; Australia Sun e. Through the interaction with the solar wind of the b. Canada; Australia c. Antarctica; Canada The first appearance of Scleractinian corals was d. Canada; Antarctica around e. Australia; Canada Triassic These are natural gravel-sized glass blobs that were a. Carboniferous b. Permian ejected from meteorite impact. c. Triassic a. Obsidian b. Tektites c. Pallasite d. Paragonite e. e. Cretaceous d. Jurassic tektites Hyaloclastite Who is the "Father of Modern Geology"? Which of the following is true about Mount Everest? a. It is the world's tallest mountain measured above a. Nicolas Steno James Hutton c. Alfred Lothar Wegener sea level. It is the world's tallest mountain b. It is the world's tallest mountain measured from its measured above sea level. base. b. Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon d. William Smith e. James Hutton c. Its summit is the farthest point on the surface from the Earth's center. The continental drift theory (CDT) was rejected d. A and B are true. primarily because e. A, B, and C are all true a. It did not conform to the uniformitarian principle. The Taal Volcano crater that is usually featured in Binintiang Malaki A& B b. It lacked the mechanism that could have driven some magazines and postcards is the the continents into place. a. Main Crater weakening his credibility. b. Binintiang Malaki c. Binintiang Maliit d. Mt. Tabaro e. Vulcan Point c. Alfred Wegener was not a true geologist, d. A & B e. B & C Geol Board Exam part 1 This earthquake scale is usually used in measuring magnitudes of earthquakes nowadays. Geol Board Exam part 1 These are the minerals that have been proposed to serve as templates for the polymerization of organic molecules that could have spearheaded the origin Moment Magnitude Scale a. Mercalli Scale of life: b. Richter Scale A, B, & C c. Moment Magnitude Scale a. Clays d. Seismic Scale b. Pyrite e. Stress Scale c. Zeolites d. A & C e. A, B, & C These are standing waves that occur in an enclosed body of water How many years it takes for the Global Ocean seiches a. Surges 1000 b. Tidal Waves c. Plunges Conveyor Belt to complete its cycle? a. 100 b. 1 000 c. 10 000 d. 100 000 e. 1 000 000 d. Seiches e. Freshwater Tsunamis Gravel has generally a ____ porosity and a _____ permeability compared to other smaller grain sizes What exactly are glaciers? a. Lower, higher a. Mass wasting event prominent in cold areas Lower, Higher b. Lower, lower b. A large block of dense ice that can move due to c. Higher, higher A large block of dense ice that its weight d. Higher, Lower can move due to its weight c. A block of ice that is permanently immobile e. Can be higher and lower, depending on the d. A block of ice immediately resulting from freezing nature of parent rock of pre-existing water bodies e. A big cluster of deposits in cold areas such as tills This rock unit does not transmit nor store and moraines groundwater. An opening that contains water and steam which are aquifuge being discharged intermittently out of pressurization : a. Aquiclude b. Aquifer c. Aquifuge d. Aquitard geysers a. Fumaroles e. None of the above b. Solfataras c. Geysers The addition of water in a slope setting would result d. Hot springs in e. A & B Either increase or decrease, a. Increase in angle of repose depending on the saturation of b. Decrease in angle of repose water c. Either increase or decrease, depending on the saturation of water d. No effect e. Cannot be determined Geol Board Exam part 1 freshwaters Geol Board Exam part 1 One difference between a tsunami and a storm a. Deep marine waters Recurrence of the enormous a. Resultant velocity of the incoming waves b. Shallow marine waters waves b. The body of water involved Pennate diatoms imply that the paleoenvironment setting could be in surge, aside from the mechanism, is: c. Freshwaters c. Numerical discharge of the incoming wave d. A and B d. Recurrence of the enormous waves e. B and C e. None of the above Which of the following are considered fossils? The Bowen's Reaction Series is named as such because a. Oldest Homo sapiens sapiens remains A and C only b. Remains of victims of Mt. Vesuvius eruption a. There is a chemical reaction between the c. Tabon man remains common rock-forming minerals themselves in a d. A and C only There is a chemical reaction closed system e. All of the above can be considered between the common rock- b. There is a chemical reaction between the forming minerals and the melt common rock-forming minerals and the melt in a in a closed system closed system Rank the following hominid genus based on dated c. The reactivity of the common rock-forming time of evolution (from oldest to youngest) minerals is reflected by their corresponding stable i. Ardipithecus temperatures ii. Australopithecus d. All of the above iii. Orrorin v, iii, i, ii, iv e. None of the above iv. Paranthropus v. Sahelanthropus Which of the following is true about the rainshadow a. v, iii, i, ii, iv effect? b. iii, v, ii, I, iv c. iv, v, iii, iv, i a. Warm, moist air can't rise enough on one side of d. i, iii, v, ii, iv e. iv, i, iii, ii, v orogenic barrier to cross the other side so precipitation will be manifested on that side only. Richard, a BS geology student, wants to measure the height of an outcrop. He only has a pocket transit. What do you call the angle that is, at least, needed for Richard to compute the height Warm, moist air can't rise b. Cold, moist air can't rise enough on one side of enough on one side of orogenic barrier to cross the other side so orogenic barrier to cross the precipitation will be manifested on that side only. trigonometrically? other side so precipitation will be manifested on that side c. Warm, dry air can't rise enough on one side of a. Angle of incidence only. orogenic barrier to cross the other side so angle of inclination b. Angle of observation c. Angle of inference d. Angle of inclination e. Angle of declination precipitation will be manifested on that side only. d. Cold, dry air can't rise enough on one side of orogenic barrier to cross the other side so precipitation will be manifested on that side only. e. None of the above Geol Board Exam part 1 What is the common denominator of all the causes of extinction in geologic history? Geol Board Exam part 1 The "Before Present", abbreviated as BP, is seen together with some dates in both geology and archaeology. BP is measured from none of the above a. Flood basalt eruption b. Marine regression 1950 a. The current year rounded down to tens digit c. Climatic cooling b. 1940 d. Bolide impact c. 1950 e. None of the above d. 1960 e. 1970 Which of the following is false about P-waves? The only 2 volcanics island arcs in the Atlantic are: a. Stronger than S-waves A& B b. Stronger than both Rayleigh and Love waves c. Faster than S-waves d. Can travel to solid and liquid Lesser Antilles and Sandwich Islands a. Appalachians and Andes b. Lesser Antilles and Sandwich Islands c. Caribbean and Ghana e. A & B d. Caribbean and Transcurrent Atlantic e. Laurentia and Brazilian Which of the following aquifers would be a best sand candidate for cleansing groundwater by passing An observer orbiting above the Earth would notice through it without halting groundwater flow? that this (these) is (are) not moving a. Highly fractured crystalline rock b. Coarse Gravel rock oxygen hot spots b. Segments of Oceanic Ridges c. Sand c. Hot Spots d. Clay d. A & C e. Cavernous limestone e. B & C Most abundant element in the crust How did the Pacific Plate move with respect to the Hawaiian Hot spots a. Silicon b. Oxygen c. Aluminum d. Iron e. Hydrogen NNW until Oligocene, then WNW until the present 4.54 + 1% BA a. Ocean floor a. NNW until Oligocene, then WNW until the present b. WNW until Oligocene, then NNW until the Most accurate value for the age of the Earth: present a. 4.45 + 1% BA d. ESE until Oligocene, then SSE until the present c. SSE until Oligocene, then ESE until the present e. None of the above b. 4.50 + 1% BA c. 4.54 + 1% BA d. 4.58 + 1% BA The average composition of the upper continental e. 4.60 + 1% BA crust is granodiorite a. Monzodiorite b. Monzogranite c. Granodiorite d. True granite e. Syenite Geol Board Exam part 1 Antarctic The largest desert in the world Geol Board Exam part 1 Which of the following is true regarding the trend between Calcite Compensation Depth (CCD) and Aragonite Compensation Depth (ACD)? a. Sahara b. Gobi c. Antarctic d. California e. None of the above ACD is shallower than CCD c. ACD is almost always equal to CCD due to inability to be reached by the highest d. ACD and CCD significantly vary. research balloons nor the lowest orbiting satellites? mesosphere a. ACD is shallower than CCD b. ACD is deeper than CCD Which layer of the atmosphere is the least explored e. There is no such thing as ACD. a. Troposphere b. Stratosphere Which of the following grain parameters is said to c. Mesosphere be the least useful parameter in sediment d. Thermosphere petrology? e. Exosphere sphericity c. Sorting 30% d. Sphericity a. 20% b. 30% c. 40% d. 50% e. 60% e. Length of Short, Intermediate, and Long Axes The O, A, E, and B layers constitute the "true soil", These are tiny microscopic, liquid, and solid more known as particles suspended in the air that reflects solar heat solum back to outer space. a. Topsoil b. Subsoil c. Loamy Layer d. Organics e. Solum aerosols content than hyperconcentrated flows. c. Trace Gases d. Aerosols a. Debris flows have less fluid content than e. None of the above hyperconcentrated flows. b. Debris flows are slower than earthflows. The classification used to report climate patterns c. Liquefaction is a type of debris flow. d. Lahar is a type of earthflow. e. None of the above. around the world: koppen a. Smith b. Koppen c. Chamberlain d. Kanagawa e. Rapanui In what major rock types can you find fossils? Signs that a tsunami is imminent a. Volcaniclastic Rocks A, B, C b. Sedimentary Rocks c. Metamorphic Rocks d. A and B only e. A, B, and C a. Microclouds b. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) Which of the following is true Debris flows have less fluid a. Grain Size b. Roundness The albedo of the whole Earth is: a. Abrupt recession of waters A, B, C b. Frothy features observed in the shore c. Loud roaring noise d. A and C e. A, B, and C Geol Board Exam part 1 Polychaeta Geol Board Exam part 1 The deviation between the solar day and a sidereal a. Archiannelida 4 minutes with Earth achieving a. They don't deviate generally b. Polychaeta sidereal day first b. 4 minutes with Earth achieving solar day first The only class of Annelids that do have hard parts for fossilization: day, on the average is around c. Oligochaeta c. 4 minutes with Earth achieving sidereal day first d. Hirudinea d. 3 minutes with Earth achieving solar day first e. Gephyrea e. 3 minutes with Earth achieving sidereal day first Gshelia sp, the oldest fossil in the Philippines, is How will the Earth die? actually a. After being fully consumed by the Sun coral b. After collapsing after expansion of the Earth's a: a. Foraminiferan mantle b. Coccolithophore c. Coral After being fully consumed by c. After losing its gravitational balance after the d. Ammonite the Sun Sun's complete death d. After losing all of its own heat energy and e. Still unknown sources e. After imploding due to intense The acid that is most used in palynological thermodynamically driven chemical reactions within preparations to digest silica: Hydrofluoric acid the planet a. Hydrofluoric acid b. Sulfuric acid The fate of the universe, whether it would collapse c. Nitric acid by contracting or continue to expand, is directly d. Citric acid dependent on its own: e. Phosphatic Acid density only b. Density only The criterion/criteria for a magma to be primary c. Volume only is/are: all of the above a. Temperature only d. Mass only e. Concentration of remaining elements only a. MgO b. Cr c. Ni d. All of the above magnetic declination the difference between the magnetic north and the true north e. None of the above cretaceous nickel chromium first appearance of angiosperms The trace element/s that is/are strongly fractionated to olivine: The trace element/s that is/are strongly fractionated to pyroxene: which one does not belong to a group? transform fault a.) strike slip fault b.) transform fault c.) dextral strike-slip fault d.) the Philippine fault Philippine mobile belt Geol Board Exam part 1 carbonization a fossilization method where the remains become a carbon film Geol Board Exam part 1 diopside interval zone Hjulstrom diagram the body of a fossiliferous strata between two the very first ice age - Rutile these minerals causes the "green" in greenschist of specific sizes pongola - Calcite - Glaucophane it presents the velocity of water carrying sediments the first mammals appeared when? usually appears green under the microscope: - Diopside specified biohorizon jurassic "The actively deforming region in the Philippines" except one: glaucophane - serpentine - chlorite - glaucophane - epidote Milankovitch cycle point bar anastomosing streams states that the shape of the earth's orbit varies from time to time depositional landform which sits in the inner bank of a meander shale auger drill these are streams that divide and reconnect with each other forms under deep waters in the middle of the ocean a helical drill that is used for shallow sampling methods placer samples with an erratic changes in values, nugget effect having discontinuities accumulation of the valuable minerals pillow lava lava flows under cold water __________ is an agreement where the government grats primary melt to the contractor the exclusive right to conduct magma that never undergone any differentiation processes MPSA necessary for the implementation of this agreement - caesium t or f - strontium - rubidium - silicon has high amounts of silica a geologist, who finds that his obligations to his true employer are in conflict with his professional obligations or ethics, shall immediately give to his in old geology, acidic rocks in igneous petrology employer written notice to terminate his means: employment, unless the conflict is resolved mineralogy: grab sampling extinction in the gross output. The contractor shall provide the financing, technology, management and personnel these elements are under LILE except: silicon mining operations within a contract area and shares "where light dims" slickenside random specimen picked up from an ore body or mineralized rock polished rock surface from faulting Geol Board Exam part 1 slurry collective term for tailings, which are suspended solid particles with water Geol Board Exam part 1 Silica grid sampling ECC Fuller's earth "Bleaching clays" are guidelines custom to the environment geophysical method that can sense the different The outcrop of manganese deposits exhibit ________ color layers of the earth First decreases then increases EIS b) Clay d) Terracota regular interval in all directions black seismic method a) Silica c) Gypsum samplig method wherein, samples are collected in a a document that states the project follows the The main raw material for ceramic industry is a document that states the environmental As one moves from Tropical zones towards the Polar regions, the concentration of limestone implication of a development project 'Trenching' involves traversing in a river, you found an outcrop, the fault outcrop oriented horizontally, upon drilling Linear excavation in which one vertically your core samples show the same dimension is greater than other sequence of lithology in an outcrop, with the same a) Linear excavation b) Linear excavation in which one dimension is greater than other c) Drilling wedge-shaped bore holes orientation however there was a contact oriented at d) Digging even-sized pits 30degrees dip change in lithology showing a m