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Reliability“enle 6: _ Rock Stucture Types
Maseve |Homogonoous in fabri, delaying an absonco of open contin.
Fotaies [Pana arrangement of textural or stucturaldiscontnutios na metamorphic rook
[Beddoes [isincty cneron secimont deposited io fom asset yrs.
Laminated [Tin ore (up o GO re in thickness) ayers, stipes, or steaks of conspicuously
fering mineral compost. usualy developed igneous and melaorpi rocks
‘Selon [A complex system of stucuraly contoled er randomly evens ves.
apie 7: Rock Tenure Types
reccitee [Texture of angular oroken rock Fagments held together by a mineral cement or
Je grainad mat
(case Texure found in Sodnonary rok Grains or dts do not iriock but athor ae
iad togeiner anc cemantad: Loundares of individual grins may be snathr grin,
Jere or empty por apace Over rock = general poraus and not vary dens=
Because slats ave any cemented together grain ee elavely east serene of
lacing a rock hammer pont metal naif the grain ae visi, lhe above
enaractersis may be noted
[Now-Clate erystaline)
[Crstals are wile and frm an Inteocking natvor Uke Ignecus crystalina
extres, however, sedimentary cystaine textures are typietyYomed fom one
ier hroughout te ene rock
iPearatic
Texture found in intusive ignecus rocks, consisting of neiocling tas large han
l2Semin se
(Porpnye
Fee four in gneaas orks, both exe and nnvave Tis exe
cnoracterzed by 8 distin! dlerence nthe size o the enya, wth at least one
|roup of exytasnotceabl lager tan the others
Wines
[Texture typical found nthe rock ypes associated with copper por ore
Jdepona, quart monzonites or sulphate eh elayYocks (Amann eat 2014) Vena
eres veaceuring act of suctres athe coe neva scale Incuding vein Or ating
cracks which recut in htorogenoty of tho iat rok
(vesicular
Hexure containing smal cavities formedin igneous rocks by he equlson cla
bubble oF ga of team during the soaieaton ofthe rock
(Muggy
revue resulting fom the presence of apeninga, igs or aml avis, Kom the sz
ofa smal poa upwardsTablo11:__Westhering Classification
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‘Table 9: ISRW Intact Rock Material Strength Ciassiication
Approximate Range of
Cee Cae ee Olean
fi
ro [Extemey weaK ented by thumbral 025-10
[Crumbles under fim blows with point of geologic 10-50
hammer. can be peeled by a pocketknife
[Can be peeled by a pockethnife with dificuty, hallow
Rt |Very weak rock
2 |Weakrock indentations made by frm blow wth point of geological 50-25
hammer.
Medium strong |CaNnot be scraped or peeled by @ pocketknife,
a {Medi ' |specen can be fractured with single frm blow of 25-50
[geological hammer.
[Specimen requires more than one blow of geological
R¢ [strong rock hammer to fracture 50-100
[TYPICALLY 2-3 BLOWS,
Very sreng [Specimen requres many blows of geological hammer to
FS rock [recto t TYPICALLY >3 BLOWS. ‘epee
peered, ce ealharwme »
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rere: | HRT
| ores
= | reno
wRe= 10-12
wR 24
Figure 22: Joint Roughness Coefficient (JRC)=
|Unatered Rack—fesh rock. pervasively sliced, healed, doiomiized rock, some types of
‘At |iteteaton Gs assosoted wih sham ranealzaton| any altraben assemblage ha spicy
[enhances te strength properis ofthe parent rock ie.
‘Aered Rock genoa alteration is confined to dlacannuy (eg. veins andlor
Jens). te or no penevaton of atcraton Seyo venvenlet boundaries; no discebleeecton
[te seman ropertes othe pre rock ype; contact metameorpi eck such as Poms or
[anvhtoie
IoceraeieAkared Rack aera contoled by ven and may penetatewallrock aa narrow
As [Mein sehvages or envelopes, aerator may bepetasve, alteration results I slightly lower rock
-tenges, bur rock msy tbe hard ana bre
|niv altered Rock pervacve aeration of rock forming minerals and rock mare to
Jsssemblages that significantly decrease the strength properties ofthe parent rock type such 25
‘M+ |Senete, chores, ankarto, graphs, kaokte, te, gypoum, or anyario;oevous degradation of eck
[sven come nara vert contol st vse Face srtacos and von sowages, where
ote may be fable
[completely Altered Rock_ intense, pervasive, complete akeration of rock forming minerals to
fresher mineral sezembloges suchas sence chr, atu, gupta sacs ate syPou
[rane rock ras may be fate, rote, rock mass may resemble sll nthe case of
[st gouge tar cytaine bonds ae estoy; no perceptible nal went contol any
|storaton assemblage tat results nthe nearly compa, of completa, darodatee crock seongth
[save tote patent ek ype
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