Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science

Autonomous
B.Sc. Continuous Assessment (CA1), 21 October 2020
Semester : III
Subject : Geology
Course Title: Advanced Mineralogy and Geochemistry (Core)
Duration : 20 minutes Maximum Marks: 10
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Instructions: 1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Figures to the right indicate maximum marks allotted.
3. Answers must be relevant to the questions.
4. Answers to the questions must be typed on the same sheet and
submitted as Word Document on Google Classroom or email at
msd001@chowgules.ac.in
5. If answers found similar for Q1, they will fetch a zero mark.
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Q1. Justify the statements (answers not more than five lines) (08)

1. Pure Fayalite can exist in the presence of free silica.

Ans.Because it does not react with silica to form pyroxine

2. There is virtually no presence of Al3+ within the olivine structure.

Ans.Because to the difference in their ionic radius

3. Diadochy forms between pure end-members of olivines.

4. Olivine alters to serpentine.

Ans.Because of the hydrothermal alteration

Q2. Fill in the blanks: (01)

1. Olivines crystallise in the ______orthorombic_______ system

2. The fundamental unit silicate structure for olivines is SiO4_________.

3. All olivines form ____nesosilicate______ silicate structure.

4. The Olivine with the composition Fo65Fa35 is _____hrnotalite______.

Q3. Match the columns: (01)

1. Troctolites a. Olivine + Pyroxene + Plagioclase

2. Peridotite b. Olivine + Plagioclase

3. Dunite c. Olivine + Pyroxene

4. Olivine Gabbro d. Olivine

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

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