Fun with Geoscience Trivia

Question Answer
1. What term is given to the enrichment of an ore body by normal weathering processes? SUPERGENE
2. What term is given to the upper surface of a layer of ground water? WATER TABLE
3. In what type of rock (sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic) would you find porphyroblastic structures? METAMORPHIC

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Questions from the 1st Annual Trivia Night in Denver 2004.

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