The Earth and Life

Sciences:

Rocks
Rocks
Learning Objectives
•Identify Common Rock forming minerals using their
physical and chemical properties
•Classify rocks into igneous, sedimentary and
metamorphic
Rock
Rock
oA solid mass of geological materials
Geologic materials
• include individual mineral crystals, inorganic
non-mineral solids like glass, pieces broken from
other rocks, and even fossils
• may be inorganic, but they can also include
organic materials such as the partially decomposed
plant matter preserved in coal
Rock
ocan be composed of only one type of geological
material or mineral, but many are composed of
several types.
Rock
The Earth
Rock
The Earth
a solid rock to a depth of 2,900 kilometers,
where mantle meets the liquid outer core.
Rock
Geology and Petrology
Rock
Geology
It is the study of the Earth
 Geologist
They study the Earth: its history, nature,
materials and processes
Petrology
Branch of geology that focuses on the of study rocks
 Petrologist
They classify rocks based on how they
were formed.
Rock
oRocks are grouped into three main categories
based on how they form: Igneous, Metamorphic
and Sedimentary

Source:
https://openpress.usask.ca/physicalgeology/chapter/6-1-
what-is-a-rock/
Sources
https://openpress.usask.ca/physicalgeology/chapter/6-1-
what-is-a-rock/