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!ocks nnd fho !ock CycIo
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Key Concepts
W hnf nro fho fhroo mnjor grous of rocks
W ow do Ignoous rocks form
W ow nro sodImonfnry rocks cInssIfIod
W ow do mofnmorhIc rocks form
W ow cnn ono fyo of rock chnngo Info nnofhor
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C!ussIIyIng Rocks
W ooIogIsfs cnn uso coIor or crysfnI sIzo fo
IdonfIfy rocks.
W CrysfnI sIzo Is moro roIInbIo.
W %ho sIzo, shno, nnd nrrnngomonf of fho
crysfnIs nnd ofhor nrfIcIos fhnf mnko u n
rock gIvo fho rock Ifs textuve.
W rock's foxfuro rovonIs whnf fho rock Is mndo
from nnd how nnd whoro If formod.
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C!ussIIyIng Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
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gnoous !ock
W rock fhnf forms from 2ug2u.
W Igneous vock Iov2s wLen 2o!ten
2utevIu! coo!s und so!IdIIIes eItLev InsIde
uvtL ov ut tLe suvIuce.
W IntvusIve vock: n Ignoous rock fhnf forms
undorground from hnrdonod mngmn.
W xtvusIve vock: n Ignoous rock fhnf forms
nf Inrfh's surfnco.
Magma:
a mixture of molten
rock and gases,
which forms
underground.
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nfrusIvo vs. IxfrusIvo !ocks
arge crystals- have had time to cool
underground. Coarse-grained texture.
Crystals cool quickly at the surface and
have no time to grow very large.
Fine-grained texture.
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ark color = magma rich in ron and
Magnesium
ighter colored = magma
rich in silica
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SodImonfnry !ock
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SodImonfnry !ock
W $edI2entuvy vock Is n rock fhnf forms ovor
fImo ns sodImonf Is squoozod nnd comonfod
fogofhor.
W ooIogIsfs cInssIfy sodImonfnry rocks Info
fhroo mnIn grous nccordIng fo how fhoy form:
l) cInsfIc rocks
2) chomIcnI rocks
3) orgnnIc rocks.
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CInsfIc !ocks
W SodImonfnry rocks fhnf form from fho
brokon frngmonfs of ofhor rocks.
W rngmonfs usunIIy hoId fogofhor by
comonf.
W CInssIfIod mnInIy bnsod uon fho
nvorngo sIzo of fho frngmonfs fhnf fhoy
confnIn.
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CInsfIc !ocks
CongIomerate is a sedimentary rock in which
rounded pieces of other rocks are cemented
together.
Other clastic rocks are made up of
sharp-edged fragments, such as
those produced in a volcanic explosion.
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CInsfIc !ocks
$till other clastic rocks such as sandstone are composed of very tiny grains
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ChomIcnI !ock
W orm whon mInornIs rocIIfnfo ouf of
soIufIon.
W !nIn dIssoIvos mInornIs of Innd cnrrIod down
fo rIvors & fho oconns romnIn In soIufIon In
oconn wnfor ns surfnco wnfor ovnornfos
conconfrnfIon Incronsos mInornIs rocIIfnfo
ouf & sInk fo fho oconn fIoor
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ChomIcnI !ock
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ChomIcnI !ock
SaIt fIats of Utah
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rgnnIc !ock
Limestone
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rgnnIc !ock
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ofnmorhIc !ock
W !ock fhnf hns boon chnngod by fomornfuro,
rossuro, or roncfIons wIfh hof wnfor.
W ofnmorhIc rock forms whon n rock Is
frnnsformod by honf, rossuro, or chomIcnI
roncfIons.
W osf mofnmorhIc rocks form undor hIgh
fomornfuros nnd rossuros doo
undorground.
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ofnmorhIc !ock
W %ho orIgInnI rock couId hnvo boon nny
kInd of rock.
W InornI confonf of fho now rock cnn bo
dIfforonf from fhnf of fho orIgInnI rock.
W %oxfuro of rock Is nIso chnngod.
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ormnfIon of ofnmorhIc !ocks
W %ho rocoss bogIns whon honf doo
InsIdo Inrfh nIIows fho mInornIs fo
rocrysfnIIIzo, nnd smnII crysfnIs fo
onInrgo.
W s chomIcnI chnngos occur, now
mInornIs mny roInco fho orIgInnI
mInornIs.
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ofnmorhIc !ock
W oIInfod !ocks
- hnvo crysfnIs
nrrnngod In nrnIIoI
Inyors/bnnds
W onfoIInfod !ocks
- no nrnIIoI
Inyors/bnnds
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%ho !ock CycIo
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!ocks rock nrdor!
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%ho !ock CycIo