Mining Paper 2 May/June 2022

Question 1

 

 

State the rock types of the rocks listed below:

  1. chalk;
  2. slate;
  3. pumice;
  4. granite.

Observation

 

This question was attempted by most candidates and they performed poorly in the question. The rock tpes are:

(i) Chalk – Sedimentary rock
(ii) Slate – Metamorphic rock
(iii) Pumice – Igeous rock
(iv) Granite – Igneous rock