Virginia Rocks and Minerals

Most of the gravel and sand deposits in Virginia are found in which geologic region?

• Coastal Plain

• Piedmont

• Valley & Ridge

• Blue Ridge

Which of the five regions of Virginia contains an abundance of coal, Virginia's primary economic export?

• Valley and Ridge

• Piedmont

• Appalachian Plateau

• Blue Ridge

• Coastal Plain

What property of a mineral is being observed when looking for the color powder left behind on a ceramic plate?

• hardness

• luster

• cleavage

• streak

What metallic mineral is known as "fools gold"?

• platinum

• quartz

• galena

• pyrite

Base your answer to the following question on the rock sample shown in the picture. The rounded pebbles of this rock have been cemented together to form

• granite, an igneous rock

• conglomerate, a sedimentary rock

• limestone, a sedimentary rock

• schist, a metamorphic rock