Geology Map Assignment
A. Stone
pillars in stone wall in front of Sts. Peter & Paul Orthodox church, 355-S,
300 E.
1. Name of stone? Sandstone
2. Group stone is in? Sedimentary
3. What mineral gives this rock its
distinctive color? Hematite
B.
320-S, 300-E, Stone in front wall with plaque reading “John Price Associates
Inc. Contractor 1968”
4.
Group? Sedimentary
5.
Name? Sandstone
C. 300-S,
145-E, Sicilla Pizza. Stone at base of columns.
6.
Group? Igneous
7.
Name? Granite
D.
Bldg. (North Western Mutual) on North-East corner of 300-S & State,
Polished stone on outside walls.
8.
Group? Igneous
9.
Name? Granite
10.
Name the mineral that makes up the large, light colored (white/pink)
crystals in the rock.
Feldspar
11.Some of the crystals have
regular, geometric shapes. What is the shape? Hexagon
E. Bldg.
(Telafutura LSK Bid Partners) on the South-East corner of 200-S & State.
Rock on the pillars on the west side of the building.
12.Group? Igneous
13. Name? Granite
14-15. Some of the rock on the
pillars shows a distinctive textural pattern. Describe the pattern and give one
possible explanation for its formation.
Texture is porphyritic.
Crystals formed slowly and then feldspar was introduced and it formed
granite porphyry.
F. Marriot
Hotel on the South-West corner of 200-S & State. The dark rock along the
base.
16. Group? Igneous
17. Name? Gabbro
G.
The black rock on the Wells Fargo building on the North-East corner of 300-S
& Main.
18. Group? Igneous
19. Name? Gabbro
H.
12 & 14-W, Broadway (300-S) Pepper’s. Stone pillars and base below the
windows.
20. Group? Igneous
21. Name? Granite
22. Texture? Phaneritic
I. Stone on top of
the Planters on the west side of Main from Sam Wellers at 254-S to 300-S.
23. Group? Igneous
24. Name? Granite
J. 252-S, Main. Stone on the lower 2 feet of the
front of T. P. Gallery.
25. Group? Igneous
26. Name? Granite
K. Rock in the flower garden east of the entrance
to 300-S & 50-W.
27. Group? Igneous
28. Name? Granite
L. Light colored rock on the South-West corner
of the building at 300-S, 138-W. Just west of the ‘Ticket Office’ of the
“Performing Arts Center”.
29. Group? Igneous
30. Name? Granite
M. North-East
corner of 300-S & 200-W. The stone in the base of the pillars at ‘P.F.
Chang’s’ around the outdoor eating area.
31. Group? Sedimentary
32. Name? Sandstone
N. 300-S, 8-E. Stone pillars in the front of
‘Judge Café’
33. Group? Igneous
34. Name? Red Granite
O. Frank Moss Courthouse on the west side of
Main between Market Street and 400-S. Rock in the lower 5 feet of wall.
35. Group? Igneous
36. Name? Granite
37. Name the Mineral that makes up
the larger white crystals in rock #36. Feldspar
P. 38-39.
About 55 feet South of the North-East corner of the Courthouse building there
are some larger dark “blobs” of rock material in the lighter colored rock. What
are these “blobs” called and how did they get into the lighter colored rock?
Hornblende. The
blobs got into the rock from a pocket of air and then water got in and froze.
Q.
372-S, State. “Bar”. Rock facing on the front of the building.
40. Group? Metamorphic
41. Name? Quartzite
R.
North side of the City County Building, between State & 200-S, and
between 400-S & 500-S.
42. What rock makes up the pillars
by the entrance? Red Granite
43. What rock are the steps made of?
Siltstone
44. What rock makes up the main
building (not the base)? Sandstone
