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RockId Requirements - Identify Rock (QARP)

Description

An authenticated user can step through the process to identify a rock.

Solution

  • For 1.0, this feature only implements identification of glassy and fine-grained rocks. The authenticated user will answer questions to identity the rock.
  • What is the grain size?
  • Glassy (no visible grains)
    • Is it light or dark?
      • Light is Igneous - Quartz.
      • Dark is Igneous - Obsidian.
  • Fine Grained (not easy to see grains)
    • Can the rock be stratched by a knife?
      • Yes, and it is dense and brittle - Sedimentary - Chert.
      • No
        • Is it light in color?
          • Yes, with glossy grains - Metamorphic - Quartzite.
          • Yes, with dull grains - Igneous - Felsite.
          • No
            • Is it medium in color?
              • Yes - Igneous - Andesite.
              • No - It is dark in color.
                • Does it fizz with acid?
                  • Yes, vigorously - Sedimentary - Limestone.
                  • Yes, with difficulty or with rock powder - Sedimentary - Dolomite.
                  • No
                    • Does it have layers?
                    • Yes, it splits easily into thin smooth sheets - Metamorphic - Slate
                    • Yes, it does not split easily - Metamorphic - Shale
                    • No, it does have slippery feel colored green to black - Metamorphic - Serpentine
  • Mixed Fine and Coarse
    • Not in release 1.0
  • Medium to Coarse
    • Not in release 1.0

Screenshots

What is the Grain Size?

Wire Frames

What is the Grain Size? Can the rock be scratched by a knife? Is it light in color? Felsite Result