Metamorphic rocks

els: 1st qtr - From exposure of sedimentary / igneous to high

pressure and/or temperature

- | affects the rock texture

CHAPTER 2: the school of rock - Protolith- the orig rock prior to metamorphism

2.1: THE ROCK CYCLE

- Distinct foliation

- Subject to heat by magma

CLASSIFICATION OF ROCKS
1. Accdg to texture

- size, shape and arrangement of mineral grain and

other constituents

- Controlled by the processes involved 


Geosphere -

Rock - naturally occurring aggregate or

combination of minerals and mineraloids

Rock Cycle

- Process wherin rocks are rocks are constantly

being transformed

1. Igneous Rocks

- Formed through the cooling of magma/lava

- “ignis” - fire

A. Plutonic/ Intrusive igneous

- Forms below the surface from a slow cooling

magma

- Good crystalization; coarse- grained

B. Volcanic/ extrusive igneous

- On the surface, from fast cooling-lava

- No visible crystals; fine - grained

C. Pyroclastic

- From the consolidation of particles fomr

volcanic activity

Sedimentary rocks

- Accumulate on earth’s surface during deposition

- material: combination of the products of

weathering, erosion and organic materials

- Lithification - | materials become solidified into

rock

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