Pt1420 Unit 6 Lab Report

DEATH VALLEY VIRTUAL GEOLOGY FIELDTRIP WORKSHEET
Death Valley's Precambrian Geology - Very Oldest rocks at Badwater 1) What type of rocks make up the oldest geology in Death Valley - those found in and around Badwater? Precambrian rocks; the oldest rocks are the relics of the Precambrian world a) The present-day rock type(s). Be as specific as possible. Metamorphic rocks such as gneiss. b) The original protolith rock type(s) - the rocks that originally formed in the Precambrian that later got metamorphosed into the present-day rocks. Sedimentary and volcanic rocks 2) Exactly how old are these rocks? Be as specific as possible. 1.7 billion years old 3) How did these rocks form? What sort of geologic setting and processes were

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