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1
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How rocks are formed?

A

Through aggregation of minerals

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Person who studies rocks

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Petrologist

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  • Came from volcano
  • Came from Latin word “Ignis” means fire.
  • Formed when hot molten rocks cools and solidifies
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Igneous Rock

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Ignis means?

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Fire

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Two types of igneous rocks

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  1. Extrusive
  2. Intrusive
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6
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Formed from magma that cools at the surface

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Extrusive

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7
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Coarse-grained

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Extrusive

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8
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Fine-grained

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Intrusive

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9
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Formed from magma that cools when trapped beneath

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Intrusive

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10
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Formed when the sediments are transformed into solid rock

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Sedimentary Rocks

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Happens when rocks are buried so deeply that it palaces them under the pressure caused by weight of the layers above.

This tightens the grains of sediments together, minimizing pores and space.

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Compaction

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12
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Process by which the water contains cementing material seeps through the pores and space between particles, binding the particles together.

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Cementation

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13
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  • Sandstone
  • Gypsum
  • Limestone
  • Shale
  • Conglomerate
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Types of Sedimentary Rocks

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14
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  • Came from igneous and sedimentary
  • Formed by metamorphism or protolith through changes in pressure or temperature
  • May be formed beneath the Earth’s surface or by tectonic plate collision
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Metamorphic Rocks

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  • Gneiss
  • Slate
  • Quartzite
  • Schist
  • Marble
  • Phyllite
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Types of Metamorphic Rocks

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An organic, crystalline solid. Formed through natural process and has a definite chemical composition

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Mineral

17
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The building blocks of rock

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Mineral

18
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Minerals are made by natural processes

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Natural Processes

19
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Have a structure that is not a characteristic of a living bodies

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Inorganic Substances

20
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Elements that make up most minerals (98.5%)

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Chemical Composition

21
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  • Calcium
  • Magnesium
  • Iron
  • Zinc
  • Potassium (0.03%)
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Chemical Composition

22
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The color of the mineral
- aguite
- feldspare
- hermatite

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Color

23
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Color of the minerals powder

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Streak

24
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The way light reflects off minerals surface

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Luster

25
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Minerals tendency to break along flat surfaces

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Cleavage

26
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What minerals it can scratch and what can scratch it

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Hardness

27
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Talc, diamond, apatite

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Hardness

28
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Frederich Moh

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Hardness Scale

29
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Masonry Drill Bit

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8?5

30
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Steel Nail

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6.5

31
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Knife/glass plate

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5.5

32
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Copper penny

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3.5

33
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Fingernail

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2.5

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