Rockin' the World with Geology

Rocks, rocks and more rocks that was the subject in our lab this week. In class we were outside scavenging for different types of rocks as well as dirt. For our actual assignment there are three things that I must accomplish in this blog.

A) Identify the types of rocks that are in Georgia

B) Discuss the Munsell soil color chart

C) Discuss the 12 soil order

So here it goes......

A)

If I were a Georgia rock I would be.....

Amethyst

Barite
Feldspar (the picture shown)
Granite

Kaoline

Limestone

Marble

Muscovite

Quartz

http://www.rockdale.k12.ga.us/personal/cmoll/Shared%20Documents/Georgia%20Rocks%20and%20Minerals%20research.pdf

B)

The Munsell Soil Color Chart:

The Munsell Chart was developed by Munsell and the U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service. Ussed in field and laboratory for classifying soil color, rocks, and archaeological specimens. This tool, normally found in a huge binder filled with over 322 different shades of colors that help identify rocks.

C)

The 12 soil order:

this order was published in 1975 by the United States Department of Agriculture's Soil Survey Staff. With each order having it's own specific characteristics and traits, scientists are able to categorize each soil into one of the 12 orders. These are the 12 orders:

Alfisols

Andisols

Aridiols

Entisols

Gelisols

Histosols

Inceptisols

Mollisols

Oxisols

Spodosols

Ultisols

Vertisols